YES MANCHESTER CIO

Registered charity 1196593 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YOUR EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CIC

Yes Manchester provides supportive, whole-person information, advice and guidance for unemployed and under-employed individuals in North Manchester, alongside employablity and digital skills learning opportunities. We are always positive, community focused and person-centred. Our vision is to build confidence, drive ambition and inspire people to be the best that they can be.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PARTICULARLY IN GREATER MANCHESTER;4.1. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT; AND4.2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH:4.2.1. THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE;4.2.2. THE PROVISION AND ADVANCEMENT OF TRAINING, BUSINESS SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO ACCESS INCOME; AND4.2.3. TACKLING DIGITAL EXCLUSION BY ENSURING INDIVIDUALS HAVE ACCESS TO AND SUFFICIENT UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE THEM TO ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £7,464 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £358,913 and total resources expended of £351,449. The trustees report that reserves have been maintained at a level sufficient to provide for three months of activity plus statutory redundancy liabilities, and they consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Yes Manchester CIO (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel Holden
• Kirsty Evans
• Laura McCannon
• Lisa Bruce BSc
• Rebecca Ord
• Samuel Curtis

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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