Back on Track Manchester Ltd

Analysis

Back on Track Manchester Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in February 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02735484). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Back on Track Manchester Ltd reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £905k to £1.4m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Back on Track Manchester Ltd sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Castle House School Trust Limited (£1.4m), The Elizabeth Creak Charitable Trust (£1.4m) and Cambridge Science Centre (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 4.4% and trading 1.7%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Reserves of £342k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.