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Greygarth Association

RegisteredRegistered charity number 268131ManchesterHousing and shelter
Income£428k2025-09-30
Spending£397ksame year
Spent / received85%5-year average
Size in its cause82nd pctHousing and shelter
Registered1974Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Greygarth Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in September 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01179826). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Greygarth Association reported income of £428k and spending of £397k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £307k to £428k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Greygarth Association sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King Edward VI and the Reverend Joseph Prime Almshouse Charity (£427k), Henley on Thames Almshouse Charity (£433k) and Sandwell Community Information and Participation Service Limited (£426k).

Income and spending

£0£115k£229k£344k£458k2021 Income: £307,2482021 Spending: £281,73920212022 Income: £368,8742022 Spending: £307,17820222023 Income: £405,6592023 Spending: £324,85120232024 Income: £458,4782024 Spending: £357,93020242025 Income: £427,6042025 Spending: £397,4772025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Greygarth Association is an educational charity. Its main undertaking is the running of a hall of residence in Manchester for university students, and formation activities for young people.

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