Greater Manchester Law Centre

Analysis

Greater Manchester Law Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in November 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 company (Companies House number 09698401). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Greater Manchester Law Centre reported income of £603k and spending of £549k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £443k to £603k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Greater Manchester Law Centre sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beis Hatalmud Trust (£602k), Belong Nottingham (£604k) and PCP Housing (£601k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.4%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £257k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.