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Step Up MCR Impact Report 2025-26

Step Up MCR's 2025/26 Impact Report celebrates the people, partnerships and projects leading positive change across Ancoats & Beswick and Clayton & Openshaw, from community grants and local giving to trauma-informed community work and resident-led neighbourhood shaping.

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Step Up MCR is a Manchester charity (1191495) supporting residents in Ancoats & Beswick and Clayton & Openshaw to shape their neighbourhoods, funding local projects and building stronger, trauma-informed communities.

Key Metrics

Invested in communities £611,000 invested in community grants, local giving and Crowdfunder support during 2025/26.
Social return £338,000 in social return on investment generated from the Trauma Informed Communities Fund.
Households reached 11,300 households and community venues reached through the biannual community newspaper.
Projects funded 16 community projects funded, with 100% of projects rating Step Up MCR's support as excellent.

Key Outcomes

  • Residents shaped their neighbourhoods and brought what matters to them into focus, with funded groups able to start or grow their work building stronger communities.

Geography

North West

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