Christ Church Manchester

Analysis

Christ Church Manchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06845751). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Christ Church Manchester reported income of £537k and spending of £584k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £611k to £537k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Christ Church Manchester sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Me We Foundation (£537k), Holland Road Baptist Church Trust (£538k) and Children in Crisis (£536k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96%, charitable activities 2.2% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £110k. Reserves of £105k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.