Greater Manchester Youth Network

Analysis

Greater Manchester Youth Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in May 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06130270). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Greater Manchester Youth Network reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £789k to £1.2m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Greater Manchester Youth Network sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wakoos Centre4children Ltd (£1.2m), Fitzrovia Youth in Action (£1.2m) and Leisure Focus Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 4.6%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £80k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.