Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation
Analysis
Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07447531). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation reported income of £4.3m and spending of £4.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £3.4m to £4.3m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Care Trust (£4.2m), The Michael Uren Foundation (£4.3m) and Columbia UK Fund Limited (£4.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 54%, donations and legacies 31% and trading 15%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 122 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 31%
- Charitable activities 54%
- Trading 15%
In the charity's own words
To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in the UK and overseas. For the general purposes of such charitable bodies as the trustees may from time to time decide. To relieve poverty and economic deprivation within the community by such means as the trustees think fit.To advance the education of children and other persons through such means as the trustees think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Family Care Trust | Solihull | £4.2m |
| The Michael Uren Foundation | Surrey | £4.3m |
| Columbia UK Fund Limited | London | £4.2m |
| Mancroft Advice Project (Map) | Norfolk | £4.3m |