Manna Meals

Analysis

Manna Meals is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brentwood. It was registered in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Manna Meals reported income of £88k and spending of £41k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £19k to £88k (+355%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 295%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Manna Meals sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kiss Kiddies Support Scheme (£88k), Three Peas (£88k) and Higher Blackley Community Organisation (£88k).