Manalive

Analysis

Manalive is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Manalive reported income of £193k and spending of £200k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £193k (+911%), an average of +78% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 363%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Manalive sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pakeeza Trust (£193k), East Cleveland Youth Housing Trust (£193k) and Market Rasen New Life Christian Fellowship Trust (£193k).