BW3

Registered charity 1188767 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Business Working With Wythenshawe

BW3 successfully delivers innovative programmes, activities and events, working in partnership with local businesses, education providers and the community. BW3 is about building on the strengths of the local area, galvanising volunteer time, funds and resources to inspire and support positive change.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN WYTHENSHAWE) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:-3.1 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;3.2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT;3.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;3.4 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED;3.5 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE AND/OR BUILDINGS.

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

Causes: Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Manchester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£30k
Latest spending
£29k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £607 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a net expenditure of £6,054 in the prior year. Total unrestricted reserves increased to £14,687, supported by cash balances of £13,947. The trustees report that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 100
  • Government income: £6,800 — grants £6,800 (2); 23% of the £29,576 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 150
  • Government income: £5,000 — grants £5,000 (1); 21% of the £23,555 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 250
  • Government income: £11,000 — grants £11,000 (3); 71% of the £15,517 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 09/05/2024, 99 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/07/2021 (received 08/06/2022, 8 days after the 31/05/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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£30k£29k
31/03/2024£24k£30k
31/03/2023£16k£19k
31/07/2022£11k£37k
31/07/2021£77k£27k

Common questions

Is BW3 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £607 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a net expenditure of £6,054 in the prior year. Total unrestricted reserves increased to £14,687, supported by cash balances of £13,947. The trustees report that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WARD 3 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BW3£30k—0unclear—no doubt
WARD 3 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED FY2025£63k—0unclear—no doubt
U3A - BANSTEAD AREA FY2025£41k—0unclear—no doubt
SAWBRIDGEWORTH U3A FY2026£82k——unclear—no doubt
THE BAPTIST UNION OF WALES FY2025£611k—1above—no doubt
WALNEY COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£180k—0unclear—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.