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Smart Works (Greater Manchester)

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Smart Works (Greater Manchester) is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty.

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What are the key facts about Smart Works (Greater Manchester)?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£380,481
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£375,814
Registered charity number
1163594
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Mellor House
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Smart Works (Greater Manchester) (number 1163594) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Smart Works (Greater Manchester) do?

Smart Works Greater Manchester offers a service to unemployed women who have a job interview pending and need support in preparing for the interview. Smart Works offers an individualised tailored service by means of personalised styling service with full free outfit for the interview which is their to keep. Plus an hour training on interview skills and techniques.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Smart Works (Greater Manchester)

Answers Smart Works (Greater Manchester) gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Smart Works (Greater Manchester)'s highest-paid staff paid?

Smart Works (Greater Manchester)'s annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Smart Works (Greater Manchester) as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Smart Works (Greater Manchester)'s annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
09425123 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Manchester City · Salford City · Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Lancashire · Bury · Oldham · Rochdale

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Smart Works (Greater Manchester) registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Why is there no Clarity Score for Smart Works (Greater Manchester) yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Smart Works (Greater Manchester). An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Smart Works (Greater Manchester) a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Smart Works (Greater Manchester) as a registered charity (number 1163594) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Smart Works (Greater Manchester)'s charity number?
Smart Works (Greater Manchester)'s charity number is 1163594. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1163594?
Search 1163594 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Smart Works (Greater Manchester) do?
Smart Works Greater Manchester offers a service to unemployed women who have a job interview pending and need support in preparing for the interview. Smart Works offers an individualised tailored service by means of personalised styling service with full free outfit for the interview which is their to keep. Plus an hour training on interview skills and techniques.
Does Smart Works (Greater Manchester) have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Smart Works (Greater Manchester). This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Smart Works (Greater Manchester)?
Smart Works (Greater Manchester)'s website listed in our register data is https://greatermanchester.smartworks.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Smart Works (Greater Manchester)'s chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Smart Works (Greater Manchester)'s annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Smart Works (Greater Manchester)?
The register records Smart Works (Greater Manchester) as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Smart Works (Greater Manchester)'s trustees paid?
Smart Works (Greater Manchester)'s annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Smart Works (Greater Manchester) registered as a charity?
Smart Works (Greater Manchester) was entered on the register on 16 September 2015. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 09425123).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.