Firswood and District Community Association

Analysis

Firswood and District Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Firswood and District Community Association reported income of £19k and spending of £17k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,524 to £19k (+1172%), an average of +89% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 396%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Firswood and District Community Association sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Link Myanmar (£19k), The National Farmers Union (Hampshire County Branch) Benevolent Association (£19k) and Lady Anne Morton's Almshouse (£19k).