Manchester Action on Street Health

Analysis

Manchester Action on Street Health is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03131154). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Manchester Action on Street Health reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £691k to £1.5m (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Action on Street Health sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (£1.5m), The Rockspring Charitable Trust (£1.5m) and Community Link - Stafford and District (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.7%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Reserves of £519k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.