Healthwatch Manchester
Analysis
Healthwatch Manchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in July 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08465025). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Healthwatch Manchester reported income of £152k and spending of £168k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £150k to £152k (+1.4%), an average of +0.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Healthwatch Manchester sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home-Start Bracknell Forest (£152k), Old Centralians Trust (£152k) and The British Friends of Zichron Menachem (£152k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Consumer champion to users of Manchester's health and care services, with a statutory role under the Health and Care Act 2012. We gather service user experience information and use it to represent the views and priorities of local people to service commissioners and providers, we also have a signposting function and are one of the city's safeguarding reporting centres.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Home-Start Bracknell Forest | Bracknell | £152k |
| Old Centralians Trust | Imperial College London | £152k |
| The British Friends of Zichron Menachem | London | £152k |
| Brighter Future International | Bourne | £152k |