Citizens Advice Manchester

Analysis

Citizens Advice Manchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02697257). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Citizens Advice Manchester reported income of £8.3m and spending of £8.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.6m to £8.3m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Citizens Advice Manchester sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham and Solihull Women's Aid (£8.3m), The London City Mission (£8.4m) and Hope and Homes for Children (£8.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 202 people.