Lifechurch Manchester

Analysis

Lifechurch Manchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sale. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05392860). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lifechurch Manchester reported income of £979k and spending of £952k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £740k to £979k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lifechurch Manchester sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hampstead Wells and Campden Trust (£979k), The Prospects Trust (£979k) and Healing Jesus Crusade (£978k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 59%, trading 34% and charitable activities 6.8%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 22%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.