The Manchester Cathedral Visitor Centre

Analysis

The Manchester Cathedral Visitor Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03961185). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2024, The Manchester Cathedral Visitor Centre reported income of £24k and spending of £24k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £21k to £24k (+14%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, The Manchester Cathedral Visitor Centre sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Black Mountain Jazz (£24k), Rhydymwyn War Memorial Institute (£24k) and 1st Eye Scout Group (£24k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.