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Registered charity · Manchester

Independent Choices Greater Manchester

Independent Choices Greater Manchester is a registered charity (number 1158313) based in Manchester, governed by 6 trustees. Latest income £224k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

To provide support for victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse for people aged 16 or over and their families across the United Kingdom. To advance public and professional education and understanding of the issues relating to domestic...

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £224k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham and more
Website
www.domesticabusehelpline.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Independent Choices Greater Manchester
Registered
2014

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£224k£235k
  • 2024£238k£239k
  • 2023£313k£305k
Earlier years
  • 2022£171k£182k
  • 2021£191k£179k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 95%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

To provide support for victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse for people aged 16 or over and their families across the United Kingdom. To advance public and professional education and understanding of the issues relating to domestic violence and abuse throughout the United Kingdom.

Grants received

3 grants · £55,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £45,000 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £30,0002019-10-29
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £15,0002019-10-29
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002019-08-01
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

6 trustees on the board

3.2y median 1.5y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

3.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Other Charitable Purposes 6

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 4

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£224k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1158313
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25/02/2014 as amended on 09 Dec 2020
Companies House
Company number 08911475 · Active
Contact on the register
08002540909 · helpline@independentchoices.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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