Manchester Imagination Library
Registered charity 1177843 CIO Registered since 2018
Operates: Manchester City
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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.
8 trustees on the board
- Janet Fitzgerald Chair since 2018
- Cheryl Ann Pridgeon since 2018
- Councillor Julie Reid since 2022
- Hannah Mahapatra since 2021
- Janet Dexter since 2019
- Jenny Simpson since 2022
- Joanne Farrell since 2018
- Joanne Susan Harvey since 2022
6y median 6y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Janet Fitzgerald Chair since 2018
- Cheryl Ann Pridgeon since 2018
- Janet Dexter since 2019
- Joanne Farrell since 2018
10.7y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Janet Fitzgerald Chair since 2018
- Cheryl Ann Pridgeon since 2018
- Councillor Julie Reid since 2022
- Janet Dexter since 2019
- Jenny Simpson since 2022
- Joanne Farrell since 2018
- Joanne Susan Harvey since 2022
Portfolio (1)
- Hannah Mahapatra since 2021
3
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
General Charitable Purposes 8Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1
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 2Arts and leisure 1Education 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
incomespending£10k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Didsbury Arts Festival 1 shared trustee
- U.W.C. Great Britain Limited 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Summerhill Village Institute and Recreation Ground Similar size; both General purposes
- Petworth Primary School Association Similar size; both General purposes
- Langham Village School Parent Teacher Association Similar size; both General purposes
- Kettlestone Village Hall Similar size; both General purposes
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Phone | 07970530325 |
| Address | SURE START CHILDRENS CENTRE, STELLING STREET, MANCHESTER, M18 8LW |
Finances
£9,788 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £14,249 | £6,222 |
| 2022 | £17,490 | £5,445 |
| 2023 | £6,730 | £12,117 |
| 2024 | £5,960 | £16,130 |
| 2025 | £9,788 | £17,604 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesWho
Children/young PeopleHow
Provides ServicesCharitable objects
TO PROMOTE EARLY EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF FREE, HIGH-QUALITY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AGED UNDER 5, LIVING IN MANCHESTER
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Apr 2018 as amended on 19 Dec 2023
Trustees (8)
8trustees
64median age
0aged 70+
- Janet Fitzgeraldage band 65-69 Chair since 2018
- Cheryl Ann Pridgeon since 2018
- Councillor Julie Reid since 2022
- Hannah Mahapatraage band 50-54 since 2021
- Janet Dexter since 2019
- Jenny Simpson since 2022
- Joanne Farrell since 2018
- Joanne Susan Harveyage band 60-64 since 2022
Connected charities (2)
- U.W.C. Great Britain Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Didsbury Arts Festival 1 shared trustee
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