The Manchester Deaf Centre

Analysis

The Manchester Deaf Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in July 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Manchester Deaf Centre reported income of £860k and spending of £868k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £894k to £860k (-3.8%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Manchester Deaf Centre sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kith and Kids (£858k), The Harlequins Foundation (£860k) and Durham County Cricket Foundation (£858k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, trading 6.4% and donations and legacies 1.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £139k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.