SICKLE CELL CARE MANCHESTER
?SICKLE CELL CARE MANCHESTER WILL STRIVE TO SUPPORT PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE (SCD), THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN ORDER TO EMPOWER AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS AND TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. SICKLE CELL CARE MANCHESTER WILL ALSO WORK TO IMPROVE AWARENESS OF SCD,WE ALSO WISH TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF SCD, AND TO FOSTER ACCEPTANCE OF THOSE LIVING WITH THE CONDITION.?
Objects
TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF SICKLE CELL IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO SICKLE CELL.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £36,208 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £72,225 to £36,017. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted funds are £12,511 and restricted funds are £23,506, with cash at bank totaling £37,867. The trustees have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate risk to the charity's continuity.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/09/2025
- Volunteers: 8
- Government income: £407,917 — contracts £407,917 (1); under 1% of the £88,933,000 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/09/2024
- Volunteers: 8
- Government income: £82,938 — contracts £41,469 (1), grants £41,469 (2); 96% of the £86,341 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/09/2023
- Government income: £5,000 — grants £5,000 (1); 4% of the £136,809 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 01/09/2025 (received 04/09/2026, 65 days after the 01/07/2026 due date).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Anthony Mason — Chief Executive Officer
- Victoria Ekanoye — Patron
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 01/09/2025)
Trustees
- Dawne Josephine Bowes
- ROHAN STEELE
- Sheron Patricia Burton Francis
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 01/09/2025 | £88.9m | £125.1m |
| 01/09/2024 | £86k | £98k |
| 01/09/2023 | £137k | £69k |
| 01/09/2022 | £56k | £64k |
| 01/09/2021 | £37k | £55k |
Common questions
Is SICKLE CELL CARE MANCHESTER financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £36,208 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £72,225 to £36,017. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted funds are £12,511 and restricted funds are £23,506, with cash at bank totaling £37,867. The trustees have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate risk to the charity's continuity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SICKLE CELL CARE MANCHESTER?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SICKLE CELL CARE MANCHESTER as a grant recipient include THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND, ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUST, THE DWF FOUNDATION, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST | FY2024 | £8k | Smaller Grants |
| DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND | FY2023 | £5k | Older & Disabled Persons |
| ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | Healthcare-adult |
| THE DWF FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £2k | |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £2k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/01/2026 | £226k | Supporting Sickle Futures |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/04/2024 | £18k | Community Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/11/2022 | £191k | Reaching People with Sickle Cell |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/11/2021 | £10k | SCCM Sickle Cell Advice Hour |
| UK government | 03/07/2020 | £32k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/10/2019 | £10k | Sickle Cell Care Community Support |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/02/2017 | £9k | Sickle Cell Manchester Helpline |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £5k |
| THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £3k |
| CARERS TRUST | 1 | £51k |
| THE LINDER FOUNDATION | 1 | £18k |
| CRH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE ROGER AND JEAN JEFCOATE TRUST | 1 | £7k |
| SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- THE SICKLE CELL SOCIETY
- THE SOUTH WALES MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LTD
- MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
- MANCHESTER CARERS CENTRE
- MAST CELL ACTION
- Stickler Syndrome UK
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SICKLE CELL CARE MANCHESTER | £88.9m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE SICKLE CELL SOCIETY | £1.2m | more than £60,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE SOUTH WALES MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LTD | £126k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) LIMITED | £150k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MANCHESTER CARERS CENTRE | £263k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MAST CELL ACTION | £132k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |