Methodist Central Hall, Manchester

Analysis

Methodist Central Hall, Manchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Methodist Central Hall, Manchester reported income of £544k and spending of £477k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £361k to £544k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Methodist Central Hall, Manchester 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wesley Memorial Oxford Methodist Church (£544k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bishops Cleeve (£546k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Ministry Area of West Cardiff (£544k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 47%, investments 42% and charitable activities 12%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £239k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.