The Mayor of Trafford's Charity Fund

Analysis

The Mayor of Trafford's Charity Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in February 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Mayor of Trafford's Charity Fund reported income of £13k and spending of £1,248, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £1,817 to £13k (+598%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 918%. Over the whole period it spent 14% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Mayor of Trafford's Charity Fund sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Jerome Parents, Teacher and Friends Association (£13k), Kings Lynn Lions Club (CIO) (£13k) and Kettlestone Village Hall (£13k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.