Paddlers for Life Manchester

Analysis

Paddlers for Life Manchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Paddlers for Life Manchester reported income of £21k and spending of £23k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £4,664 to £21k (+340%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Paddlers for Life Manchester sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rhema Evangelical Assembly (£21k), Dearne Valley Venture (£21k) and The Karia Foundation (£20k).