MANCHESTER ALLIANCE CHURCH

Registered charity 1092291 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Manchester Alliance Church provides Cantonese and English services every Sunday, organises fellowships for Christians to strengthen their church life, and offers bible lessons. Besides, the Church serves the younger generations of local Chinese by organising Chinese Language School.

Objects

TO PROMOTE CHRISTIAN FAITH PRIMARILY IN GREATER MANCHESTER WHEN EVER ATTAINABLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINAL STATEMENT HEREINAFTER SET OUT BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:-1) THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST TO PEOPLE OF ALL NATIONS AND THE DISCIPLESHIP OF ALL THOSE WHO BECOME CHRISTIANS THROUGH RECEIVING THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AS SAVOUR AND LORD SO THAT THEY MAY GROW IN SPIRITUAL MATURITY AND UNDERSTANDING.2) THE PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF RELIGIOUS WORKS.3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION BY MEANS OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS, CLASSES, SEMINARS, LECTURES, CONFERENCES, INDIVIDUAL TUITION AND BY ALL AND ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER.4) THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF CHRISTIANS FOR THE MINISTRIES OF THE CHURCH BOTH AT HOME AND OVERSEAS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF CHRISTIANS TO BECOME ESTABLISHED AS ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL CHURCHES.5) TO ESTABLISHMENT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF CHURCHES RELATED IN FELLOWSHIP WITH THE CHURCH AROUND THE WORLD WHO SHARE THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH IN THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Area of benefit: GREATER MANCHESTER

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£994k

Latest spending

£844k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £495,316, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £240,000 (three months of running costs). The charity reported a net income surplus of £149,851 for the year, driven by increased donations, although it holds significant long-term liabilities including a secured bank loan of £284,487 and unsecured loans.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year” — page 42

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £495k)

“It is the policy of the Church to maintain a level of unrestricted General Fund reserve that is sufficient to cover the Church's running costs for 3 months around £240,000.” — page 31

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee connected business payment

“Shin Ting Cindia Lau (wife of Rev Wai Chor Chiu) received £2,300 for worship sessions during the year” — page 43

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£994k

Total spending

£844k

Reserves (reported)

£495k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Bernard Lam
Doris Bo Kam Liem
Hiu Tung Angel Wong
Ka Sin Christopher Law · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Wai Chor Chiu
Siu Pui Lee
Wai Man CHOW
Wun Gi Tsang
YUK CHOI AU
Yin Man Andy Chan

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£994k	£844k
31/12/2023	£717k	£636k
31/12/2022	£529k	£477k
31/12/2021	£308k	£276k
31/12/2020	£259k	£241k

Common questions

Is MANCHESTER ALLIANCE CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £495,316, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £240,000 (three months of running costs). The charity reported a net income surplus of £149,851 for the year, driven by increased donations, although it holds significant long-term liabilities including a secured bank loan of £284,487 and unsecured loans. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of MANCHESTER ALLIANCE CHURCH earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LUTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

LUTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £106k
CHRIST CHURCH MANCHESTER income £502k
THE OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £186k
LIFECHURCH MANCHESTER income £979k
SOUTH LONDON ALLIANCE CHURCH income £361k
LONDON CHINESE ALLIANCE CHURCH TRUST income £328k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MANCHESTER ALLIANCE CHURCH	£994k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LUTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025	£106k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH MANCHESTER FY2024	£502k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2024	£186k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LIFECHURCH MANCHESTER FY2025	£979k	£60,000 or more	1	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH LONDON ALLIANCE CHURCH FY2024	£361k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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