Ensemble Manchester

Analysis

Ensemble Manchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Ensemble Manchester reported income of £108k and spending of £57k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £47k to £108k (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 197%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ensemble Manchester sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% 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 Victoria Cross and George Cross Association (£108k), The Rabbi Moshe & Leah Dermer Foundation (£108k) and The Joseph Rank Benevolent Fund (£107k).

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