MANCHESTER CLIMATE CHANGE AGENCY CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
09761661 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 April 2023

End date: 31 March 2024

MANCHESTER CLIMATE CHANGE AGENCY CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2024

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

MANCHESTER CLIMATE CHANGE AGENCY CIC

Directors' report period ended 31 March 2024

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 March 2024

Principal activities of the company

Principal activities The Company's principal activities during this period were supporting Manchester to be a zero carbon city by 2038. This included updating the Manchester Climate Change Framework 2020-25, the city's climate change strategy and supporting Manchester business and residents to reduce their emissions.

Additional information

Small company provisions This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.



Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024

Michael Wilton
Billie Owolabi
Katy Philips
Azhar Quaiyoom


The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
14 October 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Michael Wilton
Status: Director

MANCHESTER CLIMATE CHANGE AGENCY CIC

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 March 2024

2024 2023


£

£
Turnover: 20,119 32,984
Cost of sales: ( 36,648 ) ( 48,696 )
Gross profit(or loss): (16,529) (15,712)
Administrative expenses: ( 1,019,327 ) ( 843,075 )
Other operating income: 1,036,786 861,456
Operating profit(or loss): 930 2,669
Profit(or loss) before tax: 930 2,669
Tax: ( 267 ) ( 417 )
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 663 2,252

MANCHESTER CLIMATE CHANGE AGENCY CIC

Balance sheet

As at 31 March 2024

Notes 2024 2023


£

£
Current assets
Debtors: 3 35,000 0
Cash at bank and in hand: 444,672 243,935
Total current assets: 479,672 243,935
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 4 ( 470,170 ) ( 235,096 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 9,502 8,839
Total assets less current liabilities: 9,502 8,839
Total net assets (liabilities): 9,502 8,839
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 9,502 8,839
Total members' funds: 9,502 8,839

The notes form part of these financial statements

MANCHESTER CLIMATE CHANGE AGENCY CIC

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 16 October 2024
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Michael Wilton
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

MANCHESTER CLIMATE CHANGE AGENCY CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2024

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Turnover policy

    Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have transferred to the buyer. Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs.

    Other accounting policies

    Creditors Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method. In-kind contributions Manchester City Council granted services to MCCA to the amount of £250,000 (2023: £238,217) during the reporting period, this was for Council employees working on the project. This has been recognised as in-kind income and expenditure. ARUP granted office space to MCCA worth £7,488 (2023 £4,914).

MANCHESTER CLIMATE CHANGE AGENCY CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2024

  • 2. Employees

    2024 2023
    Average number of employees during the period 0 0

MANCHESTER CLIMATE CHANGE AGENCY CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2024

3. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 35,000 0
Total 35,000 0

MANCHESTER CLIMATE CHANGE AGENCY CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2024

4. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2024 2023
£ £
Trade creditors 68,080 3,763
Taxation and social security 177 417
Other creditors 401,913 230,916
Total 470,170 235,096

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

MANCHESTER CLIMATE CHANGE AGENCY CIC

Company Number: 09761661 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 March 2024

Company activities and impact

01st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 The Manchester Climate Change Agency CIC (MCCA, the Agency) was incorporated on 2nd September 2015 with the aim to ‘Undertake activities that support, encourage and enable individuals and organisations in Manchester and beyond to act on climate change’, as set out in the Agency’s Articles of Association. MCCA, working with the Manchester Climate Change Partnership (MCCP, the Partnership) endeavours to carry out activities which benefit the community and in particular (without limitation) to undertake activities that support, encourage and enable residents and organisations in Manchester and beyond to take action on climate change. Our work is to help Manchester meets its commitment to ‘play its full part in limiting the impacts of climate change’, ensuring that we help to keep global heating to well below 2oC. Additionally, our role is to ensure that climate change action helps our communities to thrive, our businesses to prosper, and that we continue to draw people and businesses to the city to share in our success. Manchester Climate Change Agency delivers a range of activities that support Manchester’s transition to a zero carbon, climate resilient city. This year, this has included delivering grant-funded programmes with UK and EU partners on: Taking community-led climate action Raising awareness of sustainable food with young people Promoting renewable energy Financing net zero The Agency also helps to progress the strategic priorities of the city‘s Climate Change Framework and to position Manchester as a climate leader. This year, this has included work on: Adapting the city to a changing climate Unlocking finance for the transition to net zero Tackling health inequalities associated with climate change Working with international cities on business collaboration Sharing best practice with UK Core Cities Securing an A list rating from CDP The Agency also convenes and catalyses action by Manchester’s Climate Change Partner-ship. This brings together organisations from across the city’s public, private, and voluntary sectors that share the common goal of achieving the ambitious objectives and targets set out in the Manchester Climate Change Framework 2020-2025. The Partnership is the city’s main mechanism for engaging and inspiring organisations to act. The Partnership currently engages with over 120 organisations, across 19 sectors, who have wide reach and influence over the city’s carbon emissions through their staff, students, customers, tenants, football fans, theatre-goers, worshippers, and others. By working with their supply chains members are also helping to reduce the city’s consumption-based CO2 emissions. The Partnership’s current membership is outlined at https://www.manchesterclimate.com/mccp Partnership members commit to: Take urgent action within the scope of their own activities, and work collaboratively to help others in the wider Manchester community and economy to take urgent action. The aim of the Partnership is to: Work with Manchester Climate Change Agency, Manchester communities, Manchester City Council and other relevant partners to ensure that the city develops and successfully implements a climate change strategy which is aligned with the latest science and built on the diverse views of the city’s stakeholders. The Partnership engages with its members and wider stakeholders via a suite of activities and initiatives that support Manchester’s transition to a zero carbon, climate resilient city. This diverse offer provides a broad opportunity for all to contribute in an impactful way that best suits their expertise, capacity and interests whilst also delivering benefit to their own organisation, members or sector. The Partnership works closely with the Agency, using its expertise and capacity to mobilise action. Between 2023 and 2024 this included: Working with the Partnership to deliver the city’s climate change strategy and targets as set out in the 2022 Update to Manchester’s Climate Change Framework and reporting the city’s progress towards its climate change goals. Catalysing and convening Partnership initiatives including City Challenges, Peer to Peer learning, Advisory Groups, Networking, Virtual Teams and the Youth Partnership. Collaborating with Manchester City Council and Greater Manchester Combined Authority to deliver shared objectives and climate action plans. Throughout 2023-2024 both MCCA and the MCCP have continued to make progress against our aim. We have produced our second annual impact report which can be viewed here: https://www.manchesterclimate.com/impact-reports The report details Agency and Partnership activity covering the period April 2023 to March 2024. Key achievements include: 122 Organisations involved in the Partnership 82 organisations involved in Partnership Initiatives £1.87m grant funding secured for the city 32 community projects led or supported by the Agency A list rating for Manchester secured from CDP The Partnership was also recognised as a finalist for the ‘Partnership and Collaboration of the Year: Projects, Initiatives and Solutions’ category in the prestigious edie Awards 2024. The edie Awards recognise and reward the incredible people, projects and partnerships that are transforming business for good. Key activities initiated and supported by MCCA Include: City Challenges City Challenges bring together the expertise and capacity of local stakeholders to tackle a complex climate challenge the city is facing via a task and finish group. City challenges are extended to include organisations that are not members of the Partnership, further expanding our reach and impact to achieve our objectives. Two city challenges were active in 2023-24: Net Zero New Buildings and Commercial Building Retrofit. Net Zero New Buildings - For Manchester to stay within its carbon budget, we need to strive for the highest net zero standards in new buildings; this will also avoid adding to the city’s future retrofit needs. Working across four sub-groups, and with Manchester City Council’s planning department, this City Challenge developed recommendations for reducing the operational and embodied carbon in new buildings to be considered for inclusion within the city’s next Local Plan. Established and supported by the Agency, the group reviewed other building standards, examined the challenges around financial viability, analysed environmental performance data from 112 new buildings, and explored planning policy approaches taken by other local authorities. From this research, they proposed a suite of stretching net zero standards for various building types that increase over time and recommended that Manchester establish a local carbon offset fund, create an independent body to assess environmental information in planning applications, and form an open learning cohort to accelerate the adoption of effective net zero designs and construction processes. Their work will be published by the Partnership in Autumn 2024 and has fed into the evidence-base for Manchester’s next Local Plan due out for consultation in 2025. Commercial Building Retrofit - For Manchester to stay within its carbon budget, we need to retrofit our buildings, including commercial premises. The Framework target is for this sector to reduce its energy demand by 61% to support the city to halve its emissions. Working across four sub-groups and feeding into Greater Manchester’s Retrofit Taskforce. Established and supported by the Agency, this City Challenge explored the barriers to retrofit including an unambitious regulatory landscape, a lack of fiscal incentives and an underdeveloped retrofit supply chain; and identified that less than 10% of commercial buildings in Manchester are responsible for over 60% of the direct emissions from this sector. The group developed a clear decarbonisation pathway with targets for different sizes of commercial building escalating over time and recommended that the city-region explore how local fiscal instruments, planning policies and skills/supply chain development can accelerate change. The group’s recommendations have been tested with wider stakeholders and are due to be published in autumn 2024. Peer To Peer Learning Peer to Peer learning is an initiative between Partnership members that involves the open sharing of lessons learned during the implementation of climate action within their own organisations. Sustainable procurement was explored throughout the year with 1-2-1 conversations between MCCA and Partnership members to identify ways to reduce carbon emissions through supply chains. Virtual Teams The virtual communications team brings together comms expertise from organisations across the Partnership. The group is led by the Agency and throughout 2023-24 the group developed and launched a city wide communications campaign, Step Up for Zero Carbon, which launched in spring 2024. The campaign highlights positive examples of work already underway across the city, by showcasing what’s possible. The campaign aims to help inspire further climate action by both individuals and organisations, directing viewers to a landing page that set’s out practical steps that organisations and residents can take to reduce emissions. The campaign will run until October 2024. View the campaign landing page here: https://www.manchesterclimate.com/zerocarbon In Our Nature The In Our Nature programme (ION), is a £2.5m community climate programme coordinated by Manchester Climate Change Agency and funded by the National Lottery's Climate Action Fund. The programme has 3 key aims: To help residents to make meaningful changes that reduce carbon emissions and address local socio-economic priorities. To create an inclusive movement that reflects and celebrates the creativity and diversity of the people of Manchester. To share learning so that more people across Manchester and beyond, are inspired to act on climate change. ION is a partnership supported by a specialist team of organisations in climate change and community engagement including Groundwork Greater Manchester, Hubbub, the Tyndall Centre for Climate Research and Amity CIC. The programme works closely with Manchester City Council’s neighbourhoods’ team. Following on from a successful development phase in 2021-22, the delivery phase of the programme started in September 2022. By March 2024, the programme was supporting 32 community projects. Examples of these projects include: Providing the students of Manchester Pupil Referral Unit with their own reusable water bottles, as a result the schools stopped selling single use plastic water bottles entirely. Installing a new cycling shelter for a community hub to encourage active travel. Opening a bike library in Wythenshawe to remove some of the barriers to starting cycling. Helping Longsight residents learn about using slow cookers and low energy cooking methods at home to save money on their energy bills. Helping Gorton residents learn clothes mending skills and awareness of fashion's impact on climate change to encourage them to repair, swap and share clothes rather than through them away Just under 700 residents have participated across these projects. All projects address at least one of Manchester’s 6 priority areas for action, as identified by the Manchester Climate Change Framework: food, transport, energy, homes and buildings; nature and greenspaces and the things we buy and throw away. Collectively, these projects are calculated to be reducing carbon emissions by just under 15 tonnes CO2. 32 local carbon footprints have been produced (one of for every ward in Manchester) to help residents understand where their actions can have the biggest impact. Over 100 resources have been produced and added to a free to use online Resource Hub to help people to act on climate change and reduce their emissions at home. The Hub has been accessed over 1000 times. Two city-wide campaigns have been launched to expand ION’s reach across Manchester through playful and engaging communications. These include campaigns targeted at urban residents to help them connect with nature, and at residents in low-income areas to help them eat more sustainably. Adaptation And Resilience to Climate Change The 2022 Update of Manchester’s Climate Change Framework highlighted the need for a more detailed climate risk assessment and adaptation plan to ensure the city’s resilience to a changing climate. In response, the Agency convened, and supported work with Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, and the NHS’s Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership to help meet this need. The initial focus being on compiling data to and national best practice to carry out a climate risk and vulnerability assessment, aligned to the Government’s third Climate Change Risk Assessment. This work will be reviewed with Partnership members and wider stakeholders in summer 2024 and will then inform a tailored adaptation plan for the city. Future work will also involve building capacity within Manchester City Council to embed climate resilience into the key powers, duties and services of the local authority. These will take place in spring/summer 2024, building on existing emergency preparedness and response plans in place across the city-region, and will feed into a future, tailored adaptation plan for Manchester. Asks of National Government In order for Manchester to meet its climate change targets, national government needs to provide the right policies, regulations and fiscal instruments. Led by the Partnership Board, the Agency compiled and refined the actions in the 2022 Update to Manchester’s Climate Change Framework that sit with national government. Launched in October 2023, this provided a consistent message book, organised around seven key themes, to encourage and enable Manchester stakeholders to have conversations with politicians and set out what national government needs to do to enable Manchester to accelerate and expand its climate action. View the asks of national government here: https://www.manchesterclimate.com/asksofgovt Health, Wellbeing and Climate Change In response to ‘Build Back Fairer in Greater Manchester: Health Equity and Dignified Lives’, which set out bold and ambitious recommendations on how to reduce health inequities and build back fairer from the COVID-19 pandemic, Manchester established a task group to develop an action plan to tackle health inequalities in the city. The Agency is co-lead for climate change, alongside Manchester City Council, and the resulting ‘Making Manchester Fairer Action Plan’ sets out how Manchester will adopt a whole system approach to addressing health inequalities and clearly articulates the links between good public health and positive climate action. http://www.manchester.gov.uk/makingmanchesterfairer Financing the Transition to Net Zero The cost of the transition to a zero carbon and climate resilient city, is significant. Manchester’s Local Area Energy Plan estimates the cost to decarbonise Manchester’s local energy system is over £13 billion (£4 billion by 2030). Unlocking the scale of finance needed to make our city’s zero carbon and climate resilient has been a key focus for the Agency in the last 12-months. The Agency played a lead role in designing and securing £75,000 from Innovate UK for a three month feasibility study (starting on the 1st April 2023) on delivering net zero projects at place-scale to unlock novel capital investment. The study was one of 30 pathfinder places across the UK and was delivered in partnership with Manchester City Council, Manchester Metropolitan University, Equans and Bankers Without Boundaries; it worked closely with local stakeholders with aligned objectives including Wythenshawe Community Housing, United Utilities and Electricity North West. The outcome of the work was a potential net zero project pipeline with a value of £100 million, based around the regeneration of Wythenshawe Civic Centre. Projects included retrofit of public, commercial and residential buildings, renewable energy generation and battery storage, sustainable urban drainage systems, heat networks, and mobility initiatives. It highlighted the potential benefits of taking a truly systems-based approach, such as the ability to attract new investors, and identified some of the non-technical barriers limiting action, such as the need to quantify the value of environmental and social outcomes. Following this, Innovate UK invited Manchester to bid for further funding, which the Agency supported in collaboration with Manchester City Council and Greater Manchester Combined Authority, and which led to the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) directly awarding the city-region over £6 million to continue its work. £1.8 million of this funding is ring-fenced for Manchester and will enable the city to build capacity around place-scale project development and novel financing mechanisms, helping to accelerate the mobilisation of net zero delivery over the next three to five years. This programme starts in April 2024 and runs for two years. International Best Practice: working internationally to help achieve our aim and targets. The Agency has played a key role in developing partnerships with EU organisations and securing funding to deliver largescale programmes with a significant Manchester footprint spanning several years. All focus on supporting different aspects of Manchester’s transition to a zero carbon, climate resilient city. Over 2023/24: The Agency has continued to support the delivery of the FoodWave project. To co-develop knowledge and action with young people on sustainable approaches to consuming and producing food in cities and seeks to inform and influence food related policy and decision making. The Agency has continued to work with the City Business Climate Alliance (an initiative of CDP, C40 cities and the WBCSD) to expand the Manchester Climate Change Partnership, our primary mechanism for consulting with businesses and to share best practice with other international cities. The Agency has continued to support the delivery of the TRANSIT project. Supporting the development of online training for academic and industry partners in the renewable energy sector, collaborated on campaigns to highlight STEM careers in renewable energy, and supported delivery of a renewable energy poster competition for UK primary school children, receiving over 150 entries. All the activity listed above is designed to fulfil our aim to ‘Undertake activities that support, encourage and enable individuals and organisations in Manchester and beyond to act on climate change’, as set out in the Agency’s Articles of Association. For more information please find our 2023-24 impact report here: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6347f4912d1e5d13811bd304/t/66e9563cd877174d073bc07b/1726568020020/MCCP%2BMCCA+Impact+Report+2023-24+-+Copy.pdf

Consultation with stakeholders

The stakeholders for the organisation are everyone who lives, works and studies in Manchester, we all have a part to play in tackling climate change and securing a zero carbon and climate resilient future. Consultation with Businesses and Organisations As stated in section 1, Manchester’s Climate Change Partnership is the city’s main mechanism for engaging and inspiring organisations and residents to act. It is convened and supported by the Agency. The Partnership currently engages with over 120 organisations, across 19 sectors, that have wide reach and influence over the city's carbon emissions not only through their organisational activities but also through their staff, students, customers, tenants, football fans, theatre-goers, worshippers, and others. Throughout 2023/24 Partnership members have been consulted by the Agency in numerous ways: Quarterly Networking Meetings – through quarterly networking meetings members are convened to share their experience, hear from other climate initiatives, discuss complex climate issues, and be consulted on new strategies in development. In August 2023 the Partnership held it’s first in-person networking event. Hosted by Manchester City Football Club, the event brought together over 60 people from across the Partnership, the Youth Climate Change Board, and wider stakeholders to connect, share learning and challenge the progress being made by the city. At this event they were consulted on the work of the city challenge groups and where the Partnership can expand its delivery against the Framework. Member Survey – the Agency ran a survey to consult and collate best practice by Partnership members. The survey captured positive climate action being delivered by Partnership members as well as areas where partners would like further support, The results highlighted the scale of positive action being delivered across the city and highlighted opportunities for Partnership members to learn from each other. Based on Partner responses, the city challenge and peer-to-peer programmes are designed (see part 1) to provide tailored support to members and drive urgent action to reduce emissions where there were gaps in activity. Virtual Comms Team – The virtual comms team brings together comms expertise from organisations across the Partnership. The group is led by the Agency and was be consulted throughout the development of a citywide communications campaign to ensure the campaign is promoting the correct messages and behaviours to help our city reach zero carbon. City Challenge Groups – The two city challenge groups, set up by the Agency (see part 1) include a wide range of local and national industry experts and stakeholders. These groups have facilitated challenging conversations with local policy makers and will result in detailed recommendations to the city council and combined authority around reducing emissions from our built environment. City Business Climate Alliance – Throughout 2023/24 the Agency consulted with businesses through the City Business Climate Alliance project (CBCA), an initiative from C40 Cities, CDP and World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Consultation with Residents and Communities The Agency consults directly with residents and communities through the In Our Nature Programme (see part 1). The programme is working in six deep dive locations (Cheetham Hill, Longsight, Crumpsall, Wythenshawe, Harpurhey and Gorton and Abbey Hey) using community mapping and listening exercises to identify the issues that residents face, the barriers they face when taking climate actions and what support they need to create long-term behaviour change in their communities and build their capacity. We have been collaborating with 12 community groups to identify and design projects in these areas: Northmoor Community Hub, Wai Yin Centre, Northmoor Community Centre, Sustainable Northmoor Urban Greening project at the Longsight Community Art Space, Crumpsall Park Youth Club, Gorton Youth Zone, Women Arise & VT Creations, Wythenshawe Community Housing Group, Crumpsall and Cheetham model allotments, Harpurhey Neighbourhood Project at the Harpurhey Neighbourhood Centre, Friends of Group at Sir Robert Thomas Court (a sheltered housing complex in Harpurhey), No. 93 wellbeing centre in Harpurhey In addition to this Over the last 12-months, the In Our Nature website (https://www.inournature.uk) has received nearly 19,000 views and gained over 17,500 engagements and 9,800 followers on social media. To support community groups to share their successes and learn from each other, the Agency hosted a Community Get Together in November 2023 with over 40 residents celebrating each other’s success and inspiring further action. The programme has engaged directly with a diverse range of communities across Manchester, where there are often barriers to engagement including Pakistani and Asian women and those for whom English is not their first language, younger and older people, people in lower income areas, socially isolated women and those with additional needs and learning disabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Agency works with Manchester City Council’s Neighbourhoods Team to support and facilitate consultation with residents and communities on climate change, using feedback to influence the delivery of the In Our Nature programme and wider Council services including community grants, to ensure it is fulfilling the needs of our residents and communities. The latest In Our Nature Impact report can be found here: https://www.inournature.uk/whats-happening The Agency’s website and social media channels facilitate regular information exchange and dialogue with local residents, communities and related stakeholders. In 2023/24 this included: Over 10,000 visits to www.manchesterclimate.com (Jan 24- Mar 24) Over 4,400 Twitter followers @MCRclimate In January 24, the Agency launched its newly designed website, the re-design aimed to simplify the user journey and make the website fully accessible to ensure our work and messages are available to as many of our stakeholders as possible. Consultation with Young People The Manchester Climate Change Youth Board continues to be the Agency’s main mechanism for consulting with the city’s young people. The Manchester Climate Change Youth Board was formed in 2017 and has a seat on both the Manchester Climate Change Partnership and Board – putting young people at the heart of climate action in Manchester. Supported by the Agency, in the last 12 months the Youth Board has reviewed its structure and expanded its reach. It has created a virtual Youth Network of 38 young people that share climate news, events, training and job opportunities. It has also delivered two projects to provide practical advice and inspire wider engagement in climate action. Youth Partnership members participated in a half-day workshop focused on sustainable food and funded through the EU FoodWave project. The session involved 11 young people in interactive workshops to increase their knowledge of food sustainability, and a cooking demonstration themed around avoiding food waste. The Youth Partnership held a “Youth Climate Takeover” of the Manchester Museum in March 2024. This fun and creative event attracted over 70 people and used museum exhibitions to spark conversations about climate change as well as promoted the Youth Board and Network to attract new members. As part of the TRANSIT programme described in part 1, MCCA delivered a renewable energy poster competition for UK primary school children. The competition was launched at an event held at the Manchester Youth Zone where renewable energy quiz’ where held with pupils from the 6 schools participating. Over 150 entries to the competition were received. Further Consultation The Agency also leverages influence to embed climate change into wider policy and action across the city, including by contributing to various local, regional, and national forums, including but not limited to: Manchester Food Board Green Economy Advisory Board Bee Net Zero Partnership Manchester Digital Strategy Group Making Manchester Fairer Manchester City Council Climate Change Scrutiny Committee and internal Climate Change Governance systems Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s mission based approach to Climate Change Northwest Public Health & Sustainability Collaboration UK Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN) UK Core Cities Low Carbon Group

Directors' remuneration

No remuneration was received

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
14 October 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Michael Wilton
Status: Director