Grit Street Aid
Analysis
Grit Street Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Grit Street Aid reported income of £29k and spending of £29k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £40k to £29k (-28%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Grit Street Aid sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Queen's Own Yeomanry Regimental Association (£29k), The Community Plus Project,louth (£29k) and Rotary Club of Cardiff Bay Trust Fund (£29k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Grit Street Aid provides mobile assistance to around 50 rough sleepers and homeless each week throughout Greater Manchester. We offer help to people where they live on the street, providing food, clothing, and other basic essentials. We also advocate for our service users, in conjunction with the Street Support Network, and we hope to provide our service users with better access into services.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Queen's Own Yeomanry Regimental Association | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £29k |
| The Community Plus Project,louth | Louth | £29k |
| Rotary Club of Cardiff Bay Trust Fund | Cardiff | £29k |
| Friends of Green Fold | Bolton | £29k |