GREYGARTH ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 268131 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Greygarth Association is an educational charity. Its main undertaking is the running of a hall of residence in Manchester for university students, and formation activities for young people.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING AND THE TRAINING OF CHARACTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND IDEALS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£428k
Latest spending
£397k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £30,127 for the year, with unrestricted funds totaling £4,145,663. However, the trustees report that this level is below their stated policy target of maintaining approximately three months' expenditure, prompting a fundraising campaign and cost management plan. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to meet obligations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“This self imposed objective was not being met at the end of this financial year”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan from Netherhall Educational Association
“Included within other debtors is a loan of £16,988 (2024: £43,613) due from Netherhall Educational Association. Repayments in the year amounted to £26,625. This loan is interest-free and repayable on demand.” — page 23
“During the year, X Bosch received advance payments to meet expenditure to be incurred on behalf of the charity. At year end, £1,500 (2024: £Nil) was unspent and included in other debtors.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Advance payments by trustee X Bosch
“Included within other debtors is a loan of £16,988 (2024: £43,613) due from Netherhall Educational Association. Repayments in the year amounted to £26,625. This loan is interest-free and repayable on demand.” — page 23
“During the year, X Bosch received advance payments to meet expenditure to be incurred on behalf of the charity. At year end, £1,500 (2024: £Nil) was unspent and included in other debtors.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by DJH Audit Limited. 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 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 10

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, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2021 (received 24/10/2022, 86 days after the 30/07/2022 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.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£428k£397k
30/09/2024£458k£358k
30/09/2023£406k£325k
30/09/2022£369k£307k
30/09/2021£307k£282k

Common questions

Is GREYGARTH ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £30,127 for the year, with unrestricted funds totaling £4,145,663. However, the trustees report that this level is below their stated policy target of maintaining approximately three months' expenditure, prompting a fundraising campaign and cost management plan. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to meet obligations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DJH Audit Limited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GARTH YOUTH PROJECT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GREYGARTH ASSOCIATION£428k—0below—no doubt
GARTH YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£225k—0unclear—noted
GRIT: BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAMMES FY2026£659k——below—no doubt
MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FY2025£13.5m——unclear—no doubt
ASH GREEN PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION FY2025£41k—0unclear—no doubt
MAGAR ASSOCIATION FY2025£74k—0unclear—no doubt

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