Manna House Project

Analysis

Manna House Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kendal. It was registered in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Manna House Project reported income of £13k and spending of £33k, spending 263% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £16k to £13k (-23%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Manna House Project sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rockstone & Pebbles (RSP) (£13k), Standish United Charity (£13k) and The Oxfordshire Probation Trust (£13k).