Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Charity

Analysis

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Charity reported income of £4.1m and spending of £6.6m, spending 163% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £9.8m to £4.1m (-58%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Charity sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Samjo Limited (£4.1m), Southall Black Sisters (£4.1m) and Global Rahmah Foundation (£4.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 43%, charitable activities 40% and investments 17%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.0m. Charitable activities took 64% of spending and raising funds 35%. Reserves of £5.5m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.