Manchester Chinese Centre

Analysis

Manchester Chinese Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05641623). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Manchester Chinese Centre reported income of £195k and spending of £174k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £146k to £195k (+33%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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, Manchester Chinese Centre sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lner Coach Association (£195k), Britwell Youth and Community Project (£195k) and The Chartered Institute of Horticulture (£195k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.