Overall GiG Score: 3 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 9
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

OUR ROOM MANCHESTER 

The Men's Room offers Creative Session, one to one support, outreach and a drop-in. The sessions are for Men's up to 30 who have been involved in or at risk of sexual exploitation, homelessness and or the criminal justice. We run 6 months blocks of artistic residencies exposing the men to an art form that results in a public sharing.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 12 years
(14 years as a company)

www.mroom.co.uk

info@mroom.co.uk

01618341827

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/11/22£126£173£-47n/an/an/an/an/a15
30/11/21£116£199£-82n/an/an/an/an/a15
30/11/20£297£213£84n/an/an/an/an/a25
30/11/19*£230£206£24n/an/an/an/an/a15
30/11/18£183£157£27£0£0£0n/a016
30/11/17£59£90£-31£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/16£88£115£-27£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/15£127£117£11£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/14£121£103£18£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/13£98£106£-8£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/12£178£114£64£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 15 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£133,800
Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity£35,119
Esmee Fairbairn£21,328
Manchester City Council£13,708
Garfield Weston Foundation£8,500
Lloyds Bank Foundation£8,300
CAF£5,000
MACC£1,370
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Men's Room
£133,800 18/08/2023
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing an advice, support and advocacy service for vulnerable male, trans and non-binary sex workers in Manchester, Greater Manchester.
MACC - The Men's Room
£147 17/05/2022
Real Change MCR, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations on behalf of individual people escaping homelessness
Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity - Grant to The Manchester Men’s Room
£10,000 14/09/2021
Continued funding for part-time caseworker (COVID-19 response)
MACC - The Men's Room
£1,066 01/07/2021
Big Change MCR, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations on behalf of individual people escaping homelessness
MACC - The Men's Room
£157 13/04/2021
Big Change MCR, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations on behalf of individual people escaping homelessness
Manchester City Council - Grant to The Manchester Men's Room
£2,986 01/12/2020
Cultural Partnership Agreement
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£2,000 06/11/2020
Weston Charity Award Bonus
Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity - Grant to The Manchester Men’s Room
£18,619 30/07/2020
12
Towards funding a part-time Caseworker supporting young men and trans people (COVID-19 response)
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to The Men's Room
£8,300 24/07/2020
Grant to The Men's Room meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Manchester Men's Room
£21,328 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
CAF - Grant to The Manchester Men's Room
£5,000 17/04/2020
3
Grant to The Manchester Men's Room to support the organisation through COVID19
Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity - Grant to The Manchester Men’s Room
£6,500 30/03/2020
Supporting initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Manchester City Council - Grant to The Manchester Men's Room
£2,986 17/03/2020
CPA Grant
Manchester City Council - Grant to The Manchester Men's Room
£2,986 17/03/2020
CPA Grant
Manchester City Council - Grant to The Manchester Men's Room
£4,750 13/09/2019
Grant towards the Community Safety Partnership initiative and contribute towards the organisations aims and objectives
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500 31/05/2019
WCA Winner 2019-2020 Cohort
National Lottery Community Fund - Case Worker
£9,994 21/03/2019
12
Funding will be used to employ a part time case worker as part of a specialised creative, health and social care team that supports marginalised male sex workers in Manchester. The project offers ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Men's Room
£75,000 10/10/2018
36
the salary of the Head of Health and Social Care
Manchester City Council - Grant to The Manchester Men's Room
£2,990 01/09/2018
Grant contribution towards the protecting people from serious harm project where the funding will be used to deliver a range of activities and outputs
Manchester City Council - Grant to The Manchester Men's Room
£2,986 17/03/2018
Cultural partnership agreements. The purpose of the funding is to support cultural organisations in Manchester City which are delivering against the City's priorities and meeting the themes of the ....more
Manchester City Council - Grant to The Manchester Men's Room
£3,250 17/03/2018
Cultural partnership Agreements. The purpose of the funding is to support cultural organisations in Manchester City which are delivering against the City's priorities and meeting the themes of the ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Manchester Men's Room
£149,828 24/01/2018
48
Towards the salaries of the head of creativity and the director to improve outcomes for male sex workers, using art as the vehicle.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 14/09/2017
The Men's Room
National Lottery Community Fund - The Men's Room
£271,998 09/08/2017
36
This Manchester based project supports vulnerable men aged 18 to 30 experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage. It focuses on male sex workers and young men at risk of exploitation, combining ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Men's Room
£75,000 07/10/2015
36
the salary of the Head of Health and Social Care
Tudor Trust - Grant to The Men's Room
£75,000 05/08/2014
24
over two years as continuation funding towards the core costs of an organisation working wtih young men involved in sex work and young male offenders in Manchester
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the running costs of the weekly creative engagement sessions
£1,000 31/07/2014
Towards the running costs of the weekly creative engagement sessions for young men who have experienced the criminal justice system and/or young men who have worked as street based sex workers in ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Men's Room
£20,000 29/05/2014
The Mens' Room is an arts and social care agency that works creatively with disadvantaged and marginalised young men by offering them opportunities to be involved in high quality artistic projects ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Manchester Men's Room
£76,600 13/03/2014
36
towards three years' running costs of a project in Manchester that provides a range of services and support to at-risk young men
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the costs of hosting social care support meetings
£1,500 05/08/2013
Towards the costs of hosting social care support meetings for young men who have experienced street based sex work, homelessness or the criminal justice system in Manchester.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Manchester Men's Room
£16,000 10/02/2010
24
Towards Core costs Towards the salary of a part-time arts sessional worker.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-55
  • HAYLEY SPEED Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Assistant Director Of Services Akt
  • IMOGEN ALLEN Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Freelance Research & Training Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/03/2012, number: 1146658
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/11/2009, number: 07073286
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR19: 72 days late,
Main office

The Men's Room
First Floor
Raven House
113 Fairfield Street
Manchester
M12 6EL

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE AS FOLLOWS AND ARE ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF MEN WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM SOME FORM OF SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, FOR MEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS OR LIVING IN ADVERSE HOUSING CONDITIONS OR MEN VULNERABLE TO CRIMINAL INVOLVEMENT:- A) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; B)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; D)TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE; AND, E) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION TO ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY ENABLING THEM TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR LIVES AND SUPPORTING THEM TOWARDS INDEPENDENT LIVING.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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