Manchester City of Sanctuary

Analysis

Manchester City of Sanctuary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Manchester City of Sanctuary reported income of £15k and spending of £27k, spending 174% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £64k to £15k (-76%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Manchester City of Sanctuary sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Divine Christ Ministries (£15k), Borokurma Islamic Academy (£15k) and Forest Trust (£15k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.