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The Gunnercooke Foundation

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1163140ManchesterGrant-making and general purposes
Income£107k2025-12-31
Spending£94ksame year
Spent / received92%5-year average
Size in its cause81st pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered2015CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Gunnercooke Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Gunnercooke Foundation reported income of £107k and spending of £94k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £31k to £107k (+244%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 283%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Gunnercooke Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Howe Green Trust (£107k), The Bascule Charitable Trust (£107k) and The Duncreggan Trust (£107k).

Income and spending

£0£42k£84k£126k£168k2021 Income: £31,1382021 Spending: £31,26520212022 Income: £119,1342022 Spending: £94,53520222023 Income: £116,3732023 Spending: £136,77020232024 Income: £167,6892024 Spending: £141,00620242025 Income: £107,1052025 Spending: £94,3592025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The gunnercooke Foundation accelerates ambitious charities ability to achieve their mission, so that our communities are more thriving, prosperous places. We connect resource, expertise and leadership from the business community, with great causes and passionate people in not-for-profit organisations, through a portfolio of projects.

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CharityLocationIncome
The Howe Green TrustLondon£107k
The Bascule Charitable TrustBristol£107k
The Duncreggan TrustBristol£107k
Windsor Lions Club Charity Trust FundWindsor£108k