| Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Limited |
| Registered number: |
02657947 |
| Directors' Report |
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| The directors present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025. |
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| Principal activities |
| The company's principal activity during the year continued to be the promotion of health and safety issues in the workplace and the environment and the education of the public about these issues. |
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| Review of the Business |
Greater Manchester Hazards Centre has continued to supply advice and information to enquirers about health and safety at work and in the environment and has also continued to develop work and campaigns, especially as a result of Covid-19 and the impact in workplaces for the health and safety aspects of ventilation and air quality at work, and including working with TUCAN (Trade Union Clean Air Network) on air pollution and the climate crisis . GMHC has developed training and materials to promote mentally healthy workplaces, and to support campaigning to reduce the toll of work-related suicides. Important areas of work have been to look at health and safety specifically relating to women (campaign against sexual harassment in the workplace; the impact of the menopause on women at work; the effect of hazardous substances on women) and to young people (updating the Training Safe app; the transition from college to work). The main sources of funding for the year were: fees for work done for trade unions (UCU, TUC, Wales TUC, UNISON, Equity, Society of Radiographers); the organisation of the national Hazards 2024 conference; affiliations and donations; sales of Workers Memorial Day ribbons; T shirt sales; and a grant from North West Hazards Trust to start work on a Climate Justice project. GMHC continues to receive support and donations from branches, regional and national trade unions which have enabled the work on health and safety at work campaigning to continue. GMHC does not receive any grants or payments from statutory bodies.
Although some work is still being undertaken online, there has been an increasing number of in person meetings and events. The national Hazards conference in 2024 was held as a hybrid of in person delegates and some attending online. Organisation of the national ‘FACK’ and health and safety campaigns, particularly with the Hazards Campaign and Hazards magazine and for Workers Memorial Day, were once again held in person. Several presentations and contributions were made to trade union events and conferences. |
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| Directors |
| The following persons served as directors during the year: |
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Caroline Bedale |
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Sarah Clarke |
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Douglas Russell |
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Stirling Smith |
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| 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. |
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| This report was approved by the board on 12 December 2025 and signed on its behalf. |
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| Caroline Bedale |
| Director |
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| Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Limited |
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| Report to the directors on the preparation of the unaudited statutory accounts of Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Limited for the year ended 31 March 2025 |
| In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Limited for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise of the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes from the company’s accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us. |
As a practising member firm of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at
http://rulebook.accaglobal.com/ |
| This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 4 November 2015. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as detailed at http://www.accaglobal.com/factsheet163. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report. |
| It is your duty to ensure that Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Limited. You consider that Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year. |
| We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts. |
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| Slade and Cooper Limited |
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| Beehive Mill |
| Jersey Street |
| Manchester |
| M4 6JG |
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| 17 December 2025 |
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| Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Limited |
| Registered number: |
02657947 |
| Balance Sheet |
| as at 31 March 2025 |
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| Notes |
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2025 |
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2024 |
| £ |
£ |
| Fixed assets |
| Tangible assets |
3 |
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239 |
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319 |
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| Current assets |
| Debtors |
4 |
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2,479 |
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4,906 |
| Cash at bank and in hand |
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26,873 |
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25,985 |
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29,352 |
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30,891 |
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| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
5 |
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(26,207) |
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(27,826) |
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| Net current assets |
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3,145 |
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3,065 |
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| Net assets |
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3,384 |
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3,384 |
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| Capital and reserves |
| Profit and loss account |
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3,384 |
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3,384 |
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| Shareholders' funds |
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3,384 |
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3,384 |
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| The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. |
| The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act. |
| The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. |
| The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. |
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| Caroline Bedale |
| Director |
| Approved by the board on 12 December 2025 |
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| Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Limited |
| Notes to the Accounts |
| for the year ended 31 March 2025 |
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Accounting policies |
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Basis of preparation |
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The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard). |
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Turnover |
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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. |
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Tangible fixed assets |
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Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, as follows: |
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Plant and machinery |
20% straight line |
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Debtors |
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Short term debtors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price), less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Loans and other financial assets are initially recognised at transaction price including any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. |
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Creditors |
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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. |
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Taxation |
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A current tax liability is recognised for the tax payable on the taxable profit of the current and past periods. A current tax asset is recognised in respect of a tax loss that can be carried back to recover tax paid in a previous period. Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between the recognition of income and expenses in the financial statements and their inclusion in tax assessments. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference, except for revalued land and investment property where the tax rate that applies to the sale of the asset is used. Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
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Pensions |
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Contributions to defined contribution plans are expensed in the period to which they relate. |
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Employees |
2025 |
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2024 |
| Number |
Number |
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Average number of persons employed by the company |
5 |
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6 |
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| 3 |
Tangible fixed assets |
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Plant and machinery etc |
| £ |
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Cost |
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At 1 April 2024 |
3,590 |
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At 31 March 2025 |
3,590 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 April 2024 |
3,271 |
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Charge for the year |
80 |
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At 31 March 2025 |
3,351 |
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Net book value |
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At 31 March 2025 |
239 |
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At 31 March 2024 |
319 |
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| 4 |
Debtors |
2025 |
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2024 |
| £ |
£ |
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Trade debtors |
2,037 |
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4,094 |
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Other debtors |
442 |
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812 |
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2,479 |
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4,906 |
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| 5 |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
2025 |
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2024 |
| £ |
£ |
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Other taxes and social security costs |
3,072 |
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3,682 |
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Other creditors |
23,135 |
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24,144 |
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26,207 |
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27,826 |
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| 6 |
Related party transactions |
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The company works alongside a charity, Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group (charity registration no. 1113201). Caroline Bedale is a director of the company and a trustee of the charity, although otherwise the two organisations have separate management. The company provides staff and premises to the charity, and the charge for this for the year was £108,853 (2024: £108,538). |
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Other information |
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Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Limited is a private company limited by guarantee and incorporated in England. Its registered office is: |
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The Wesley Centre |
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Royce Road |
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Manchester |
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M15 5BP |