Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity CIO

Analysis

Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in May 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity CIO reported income of £577k and spending of £591k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £521k to £577k (+11%), an average of +5.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity CIO sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Icthius Charitable Trust (£569k), The Arnaud Massenet Family Foundation (£581k) and The Vinehill Trust (£567k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, trading 8.4% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 15%. Grants to other organisations totalled £370k. Reserves of £169k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.