GREATER MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY LTD

Registered charity 1140385 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GMCC

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Latest income

£82k

Latest spending

£81k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £73,891, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £961 for the year, with total funds increasing slightly from the previous period.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable Activities (78% of income)

“Charitable Activities (4) 11,877 63,555 75,432” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £74k)

“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Methodist Church — “We would not be able to operate without the generous support of the Methodist Church and Centre where we are based on Oldham Street.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Gavin Whitechair · trustee of 2 other charities
Aled Brewerton
Emma Smith
Rev Jennifer Jones

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2025	£82k	£81k
29/02/2024	£95k	£75k
28/02/2023	£101k	£76k
28/02/2022	£79k	£69k
28/02/2021	£70k	£65k

Common questions

Is GREATER MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £73,891, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £961 for the year, with total funds increasing slightly from the previous period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GREATER MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GREATER MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY LTD as a grant recipient include THE JERUSALEM TRUST, CRH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GREATER MANCHESTER HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JERUSALEM TRUST	FY2022	£10k	Evangelism and Christian Mission in the UK
CRH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
CRH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k
THE GREATER MANCHESTER HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUST	FY2022	£3k	Crime Reduction Grants

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/06/2022	£188k	Greater Manchester Community Chaplaincy
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/02/2017	£10k	Mentoring and Befriending for Meaningful Opportunities
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/09/2015	£10k	Moving on with Cafe Central
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/05/2012	£10k	Changing Futures
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/07/2009	£10k	Choose Change Project