Whalley Range Community Forum

Analysis

Whalley Range Community Forum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in February 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Whalley Range Community Forum reported income of £78k and spending of £95k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £81k to £78k (-3.1%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Whalley Range Community Forum 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 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Torbay District Scout Council (£78k), Holyport Community Trust (£78k) and Penderyn Community Centre (£78k).