Wythenshawe Community Media
Analysis
Wythenshawe Community Media is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07260414). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Wythenshawe Community Media reported income of £12k and spending of £26k, spending 222% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £11k to £12k (+6.4%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wythenshawe Community Media sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thurston Relief in Need Charity (£12k), Stoke Poges United Charity (£12k) and Umuada Ngwa Charitable Trust (£12k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
WCM objects are:(1) To advance education of the public primarily within Greater Manchester in media production and related skills.(2) To develop capacity and skills of socially and economically disadvantaged communities primarily within Wythenshawe and surrounding parts of Greater Manchester so they can better identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Thurston Relief in Need Charity | Bury St Edmunds | £12k |
| Stoke Poges United Charity | Slough | £12k |
| Umuada Ngwa Charitable Trust | London | £12k |
| Mustafa Institute | Rochdale | £12k |