Alliance Francaise de Manchester

Analysis

Alliance Francaise de Manchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in February 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Alliance Francaise de Manchester reported income of £480k and spending of £458k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £335k to £480k (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Alliance Francaise de Manchester 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 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One in a Million (Sports) (£480k), Wolsingham and Wear Valley Agricultural Society (£481k) and Sandblast Ltd (£480k).