Registered charity (CIO) · Greater Manchester
The Grown in Grace Foundation
The Grown in Grace Foundation is a registered charity (number 1212543) based in Greater Manchester, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Ronan Mccann since 2025. Latest income £7.1m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Gig Foundation (Charity Commission)
The objects of the CIO are:(a) to advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Roman Catholic or any faith which has a Trinitarian doctrine with belief that one God exists as or in three equally divine persons,...
- 4 trustees
- Income £7.1m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.gigfoundation.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2025
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£7.1m£157k
Charitable objects
The objects of the CIO are:(a) to advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Roman Catholic or any faith which has a Trinitarian doctrine with belief that one God exists as or in three equally divine persons, the Father, the Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, by means of: (i) broadcasting Christian messages of an evangelistic and teaching nature; (ii) the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, producing and/or distributing literature on the Christian faith to enlighten others about the Christian faith; and(b) the prevention or relief of poverty in England and Ireland for the public benefit by means of the provision of grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty(c) to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose for the public benefit as the trustees may from time to time determine through means including (but not limited to) the provision of grants, items and services to individuals in need, charities, or other organisations, provided that such grants, items and services are applied solely for charitable purposes.
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Ronan Mccann Chair since 2025
- Lisa Mccann since 2025
- Patrick Mccarthy since 2026
- Patsy Hoey since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Ronan Mccann Chair since 2025
- Lisa Mccann since 2025
- Patrick Mccarthy since 2026
- Patsy Hoey since 2026
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1212543
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Mar 2025 as amended on 22 Jan 2026
- Contact on the register
- 07958928538 · ronan.mccann@gigfoundation.com
- 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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