We Love Manchester Emergency Fund
Analysis
We Love Manchester Emergency Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending October 2025, We Love Manchester Emergency Fund reported income of £16k and spending of £98k, spending 609% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £41k to £16k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 145% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, We Love Manchester Emergency Fund sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bradford Cultural Skills & Wellbeing Centre Ltd (£16k), Goan Community Association ( North London ) (£16k) and Live Well with Copd (£16k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To co-ordinate, administer and distribute the monies donated in response to the Manchester Arena attack on 22 May 2017. The objectives are to relieve sickness or disability of victims and their dependants, to relieve financial need among the victims and survivors of the attack, including families and dependants and to support such other charitable purposes as Trustees consider appropriate.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford Cultural Skills & Wellbeing Centre Ltd | Jervaulx Crescent | £16k |
| Goan Community Association ( North London ) | London | £16k |
| Live Well with Copd | Hampshire | £16k |
| Jigsaw Worcestershire Mental Health Relative and Carer's Support Group | Worcester | £16k |