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ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE MANCHESTER

Registered charity 1068084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

French Language and Cultural centre

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Latest income
£480k
Latest spending
£458k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £209,734, with the trustees noting that reserves remain sufficient to enable the charity to continue its activities. However, the trustees acknowledge that government support has been declining and that running costs are increasing, creating a need to identify new premises before September 2026.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Rodolphe Soulard pays rent of £60/month for office space provided by the Alliance.
“Rodolphe Soulard acts as honorary French consul in Manchester and the Alliance provides him with office space for two periods of two hours per week, for which he pays a rent of £60 per month.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: French government grants
“The French government which sponsors this company has made grants totalling £27,384 (2024: £30,034) towards operational costs.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£480k£458k
31/12/2024£441k£440k
31/12/2023£404k£362k
31/12/2022£330k£315k
31/12/2021£335k£357k

Common questions

Is ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE MANCHESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £209,734, with the trustees noting that reserves remain sufficient to enable the charity to continue its activities. However, the trustees acknowledge that government support has been declining and that running costs are increasing, creating a need to identify new premises before September 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION1£15k
BAIN CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
THE D C TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LONDRES LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE MANCHESTER£480k—0unclear—no doubt
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LONDRES LIMITED FY2025£152k—0unclear—noted
COLLEGE FRANCAIS BILINGUE DE LONDRES LTD FY2025£11.1m——above—no doubt
MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD FY2024£154k—0unclear—no doubt
AL-MANAR CENTRE TRUST FY2024£161k—0within—no doubt
TOIMCHEI YOM TOV MANCHESTER FY2024£362k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.