Manchester Settlement

Analysis

Manchester Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00241676). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Manchester Settlement reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.5m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.8m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Manchester Settlement sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Artillery Charitable Fund (£1.8m), Kings Community Church (Southampton) (£1.8m) and Gingerbread Family Support Limited (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, trading 3.0% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.0m would cover about 31 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.