Manchester Historic Buildings Trust

Analysis

Manchester Historic Buildings Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03578992). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Manchester Historic Buildings Trust reported income of £135k and spending of £128k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £239k to £135k (-44%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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, Manchester Historic Buildings Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grove Park Youth Club BPT Limited (£135k), The Parliament Choir (£135k) and The House of Fairy Tales (£135k).