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Sickle Cell Care Manchester

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1162402ManchesterHealth and saving lives
Income£88.9m2025-09-01
Spending£125.1msame year
Spent / received140%5-year average
Size in its cause100th pctHealth and saving lives
Registered2015CIO
Employees5latest return

Analysis

Sickle Cell Care Manchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Sickle Cell Care Manchester reported income of £88.9m and spending of £125.1m, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £37k to £88.9m (+242231%), an average of +602% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 102902%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sickle Cell Care Manchester sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Martin James Foundation (£87.8m), Masonic Charitable Foundation (£90.8m) and We Are With You (£87.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from . Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 5 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.

Income and spending

£0£31.3m£62.6m£93.9m£125.1m2021 Income: £36,6992021 Spending: £55,07920212022 Income: £55,8632022 Spending: £64,09920222023 Income: £136,8092023 Spending: £68,67720232024 Income: £86,3412024 Spending: £98,44620242025 Income: £88,933,0002025 Spending: £125,141,0002025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

?SICKLE CELL CARE MANCHESTER WILL STRIVE TO SUPPORT PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE (SCD), THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN ORDER TO EMPOWER AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS AND TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. SICKLE CELL CARE MANCHESTER WILL ALSO WORK TO IMPROVE AWARENESS OF SCD,WE ALSO WISH TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF SCD, AND TO FOSTER ACCEPTANCE OF THOSE LIVING WITH THE CONDITION.?

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Martin James FoundationBirmingham£87.8m
Masonic Charitable FoundationLondon£90.8m
We Are With YouLondon£87.0m
Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom)London£91.3m