Manna House (Cumbria)

Analysis

Manna House (Cumbria) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kendal. It was registered in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08041948). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Manna House (Cumbria) reported income of £245k and spending of £324k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £318k to £245k (-23%), an average of -6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 38%. 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, Manna House (Cumbria) sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Allnutt and Baker Almshouse and Educational Trust (£245k), Regent Christian Fellowship (£245k) and Westcliff Community Drop-In Centre (£245k).