Registered charity (CIO) · Manchester
Bridging the GAP (Manchester)
Bridging the GAP (Manchester) is a registered charity (number 1170952) based in Manchester, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Michelle Mchale BEM since 2017. Latest income £185k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £185k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Manchester City, Trafford
- Website
- www.manchestersouthcentral.foodbank.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£185k£110k
- 2024£238k£214k
- 2023£245k£157k
Earlier years
- 2022£101k£74k
- 2021£154k£71k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN GREATER MANCHESTER, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE CITY OF MANCHESTER AND TRAFFORD, BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING THE OPERATION OF A FOODBANK) AIMED AT ALLEVIATING THE SOCIAL EXCLUSION OF THOSE DISADVANTAGED BY THEIR SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, REDUCING INEQUALITY AND BUILDING STRONG, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES THAT EMPOWER PEOPLE TO BE INDEPENDENT AND IN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.
Grants received
15 grants · £224,039 total360Giving 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
- Trussell · £209,357 (10 grants)
- Forever Manchester · £8,000 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £4,682
- One Manchester · £1,500
- Virgin Money Foundation · £500
Most recent
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
- Michelle Mchale BEM Chair since 2017
- Brian Nicholson since 2024
- Chris Copestake since 2022
- Jennifer Usiobo since 2024
- Marie Grace Brindle Hawkins since 2017
- Martin Pilkington since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Michelle Mchale BEM Chair since 2017
- Marie Grace Brindle Hawkins since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Michelle Mchale BEM Chair since 2017
- Brian Nicholson since 2024
- Chris Copestake since 2022
- Jennifer Usiobo since 2024
- Marie Grace Brindle Hawkins since 2017
- Martin Pilkington since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1170952
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Jan 2017
- Contact on the register
- 07842093922 · info@manchestersouthcentral.foodbank.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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