Registered charity · Manchester
Step UP MCR
- 7 trustees
- Income £124k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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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
- General Charitable Purposes, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Manchester City
- Website
- www.stepupmcr.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Step UP MCR
- Registered
- 2020
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£124k£127k
- 2024£130k£113k
- 2023£125k£125k
Earlier years
- 2022£130k£90k
- 2021£83k£697
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 16% · Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE AREA OF BENEFIT, INCLUDING:3.1.1 THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND SURROUNDING AREAS) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS;3.1.1.1 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;3.1.1.2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT;3.1.1.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY OF UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;3.1.1.4 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY OR OTHER CHARITABLE HELP IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP:-(I) TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO SET UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES;3.1.1.5 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKPLACE, BUILDING AND / OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;3.1.1.6 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;3.1.1.7 THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;3.1.1.8 THE PROVISION OF OFFICE AND MEETING SPACE FOR NON-PROFIT MAKING ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS; AND3.1.1.9 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.3.1.2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; AND3.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIAL EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY (AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY).
Grants received
5 grants · £162,675 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £150,000
- Power to Change Trust · £10,000
- Crowdfunder · £2,675
- Sport England · £0 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis for researchers
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Chris Smith Chair since 2026
- Angela Martin since 2021
- Christos Kottis since 2025
- Dave Knott since 2024
- Dr Paula Turner since 2021
- Matthew Rix since 2026
- Yasmin Amelia Clarke since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Chris Smith Chair since 2026
- Angela Martin since 2021
- Christos Kottis since 2025
- Dave Knott since 2024
- Dr Paula Turner since 2021
- Matthew Rix since 2026
- Yasmin Amelia Clarke since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
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
- 1191495
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 FEB 2020
- Companies House
- Company number 12467282 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07584556989 · hello@stepupmcr.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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