South Manchester Community Trust (SMCT)

Analysis

South Manchester Community Trust (SMCT) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, South Manchester Community Trust (SMCT) reported income of £19k and spending of £21k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £33k to £19k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, South Manchester Community Trust (SMCT) sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Transformation Christian Centre (£19k), Poole Old Town Community Association (£19k) and Horwich Shotter Charitable Trust (£19k).