Sector 3 Stockport

Analysis

Sector 3 Stockport is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Greater Manchester. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06814531). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sector 3 Stockport reported income of £683k and spending of £573k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £581k to £683k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Sector 3 Stockport sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The J G Hogg Charitable Trust (£681k), Funders in Good (£684k) and Age Concern Sandwich Centre for the Retired (£680k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £45k. Reserves of £525k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.