COFFEE4CRAIG
To provide an out of hours support service to persons who are street homeless in Manchester City Centre . To create a safe space for those individuals experiencing street homelessness and/or in crisis. Make full use of partnership working to provide support for persons who are street homeless.
Objects
THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF OUTREACH AND SUPPORT SERVICES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income was £285,590 against expenditure of £319,166, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £39,177, which the trustees report are sufficient to cover the deficit and maintain operations.
What the accounts disclose
“Manchester City Council 105,000” — page 18
“The current reserve policy states that Coffee4Craig shall have available (three) 3 months of operational costs at all times.” — page 8
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- 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 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 40
- Government income: £105,000 — grants £105,000 (1); 37% of the £285,590 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 30
- Government income: £105,000 — grants £105,000 (1); 36% of the £289,409 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 50
- Government income: £172,636 — grants £172,636 (4); 48% of the £356,518 total gross income on the same return
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 31/03/2025 (received 16/02/2026, 16 days after the 31/01/2026 due date).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/06/2019)
Trustees
- Ann Durrellchair
- Gordon David Brown
- Guy Kilty
- Liam Grady
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £286k | £319k |
| 31/03/2024 | £289k | £298k |
| 31/03/2023 | £357k | £352k |
| 31/03/2022 | £378k | £390k |
| 31/03/2021 | £282k | £224k |
Common questions
Is COFFEE4CRAIG financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £285,590 against expenditure of £319,166, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £39,177, which the trustees report are sufficient to cover the deficit and maintain operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds COFFEE4CRAIG?
Funders whose own accounts filings name COFFEE4CRAIG as a grant recipient include THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, GREATER MANCHESTER MAYOR'S CHARITY CIO, LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST, THE DWF FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION | FY2023 | Unverified read£188k | |
| THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2026 | £34k | General Fund |
| GREATER MANCHESTER MAYOR'S CHARITY CIO | FY2024 | £14k | Fundraising Manager salary to support financial security |
| GREATER MANCHESTER MAYOR'S CHARITY CIO | FY2023 | £14k | Funding a Fundraising Manager to support financial security. |
| LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST | FY2023 | £4k | MATERIAL INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS |
| THE DWF FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/02/2024 | £266k | Relief & Recovery Program |
| UK government | 21/09/2020 | £18k | VSCE CMC Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CARERS TRUST | 1 | £50k |
| THE HEADLEY TRUST | 1 | £40k |
| SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIO | 1 | £16k |
| EUROPEAN UNION FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM | 1 | £14k |
| COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUST | 1 | £8k |
| MICHAEL GUEST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £7k |
Charities like this
- SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES
- CARE4CALAIS
- CARE FOR THE CARERS
- TEAMS4U THE CHARITY
- KEYCHANGE CHARITY
- SCAITCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COFFEE4CRAIG | £286k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES | £176k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CARE4CALAIS | £1.5m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | within | — | no doubt |
| CARE FOR THE CARERS | £1.7m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TEAMS4U THE CHARITY | £414k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| KEYCHANGE CHARITY | £10.6m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |