Manchester People First

Analysis

Manchester People First is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06339300). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Manchester People First reported income of £215k and spending of £180k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £162k to £215k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Manchester People First sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home-Start Warwickshire (£215k), Dog Kennel Hill Ap Limited (£216k) and Ffestiniog Community Association (£215k).