MANCHESTER CONGOLESE ORGANISATION LTD

Registered charity 1142798 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MACO

Youth Club (Supplementary School)Healthy Living and Mental Health projectsMoney AdviceSocio-Cultural activities for Children and AdultsConferences and workshopsServices:Drop in sessionsSignposting and advice on:- Education- Health- Housing0001

Objects

THE CHARITYÔÇÖS OBJECT IS SPECIFICALLY THE FOLLOWING:TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE CONGOLESE CITIZENS IN MANCHESTER BY:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS3. THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH4. THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£76k
Latest spending
£72k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the company is a non-trading organisation subject to the small companies’ regime. The trustees report that financial constraint has limited the full operation of some projects, noting that securing sustainable core funding is essential for the future. The charity relies on voluntary board management and a small number of paid sessional staff.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Manchester Congolese Organisation would like to thank the following Organisations for their support during the year 2024/2025 BBC Children in Need Big lottery (Awards for all) Manchester City Council CASC Manchester Phoenix Way Foundation Baobab Foundation NHS GMCVO Manchester BME NET.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a pot of money that is available to cover gaps in funding – cash flow and meeting costs such as volunteer transport allowances
“When creating a reserve policy, we are particularly interested in creating a pot of money that is available to cover gaps in funding – cash flow and meeting costs such as volunteer transport allowances.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£76k£72k
31/03/2024£122k£72k
31/03/2023£143k£84k
31/03/2022£209k£121k
31/03/2021£160k£69k

Common questions

Is MANCHESTER CONGOLESE ORGANISATION LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the company is a non-trading organisation subject to the small companies’ regime. The trustees report that financial constraint has limited the full operation of some projects, noting that securing sustainable core funding is essential for the future. The charity relies on voluntary board management and a small number of paid sessional staff. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2025£20kMaCO Living Cost Challenge Project
Postcode Lottery28/04/2025£23kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund10/06/2024£20kMaCO Relieving Project
Sport England19/01/2024£12kAfrican Over 50's Sport Activities in Gorton
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2023£10kMaCO Rising Cost of Living Support
The National Lottery Community Fund09/07/2021£10kMaCO Covid-19 Health advice
Barrow Cadbury Trust21/09/2020£19kCOVID-19 - Manchester Congolese Organisation (MaCO)
The National Lottery Community Fund25/10/2019£10kMaCO Mental Health for Youth
The National Lottery Community Fund28/06/2018£10kMaCO Healthy living for Youth
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2016£9kMaCO Community Cohesion Projection
The National Lottery Community Fund10/02/2016£10kMaCO Bakulutu project
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2014£10kMaCO Health Advice Project
The National Lottery Community Fund08/02/2012£10kMaCO Mental Health Project
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2010£9kMaCO Healthy Living Project