Manchester Imagination Library
Gorton Imagination Library sponsors book gifting to children aged between 0-5 living in the Gorton area of Manchester.
Objects
TO PROMOTE EARLY EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF FREE, HIGH-QUALITY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AGED UNDER 5, LIVING IN MANCHESTER
Latest income
£10k
Latest spending
£18k
Registered
2018
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023
- Volunteers: 3
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 05/04/2021 (received 03/03/2022, 26 days after the 05/02/2022 due date).
Trustees
- JANET FITZGERALDchair
- Cheryl Ann Pridgeon
- Councillor Julie Reid
- HANNAH MAHAPATRA
- Janet Dexter
- Jenny Simpson
- Joanne Farrell
- Joanne Susan Harvey
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £10k | £18k |
| 05/04/2024 | £6k | £16k |
| 05/04/2023 | £7k | £12k |
| 05/04/2022 | £17k | £5k |
| 05/04/2021 | £14k | £6k |
Common questions
Who funds Manchester Imagination Library?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Manchester Imagination Library as a grant recipient include VINCI UK FOUNDATION, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VINCI UK FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £3k | Improving the library |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £3k | |
| LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | Material Institutional Grants |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Manchester | 01/11/2017 | £2k | Providing books for under 5's |