THE MANNA HOUSE (TAMWORTH) CO

Registered charity 1093988 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MANNA HOUSE

To further such charitable purposes for the benefit of the inhabitants in and around the community of Tamworth as the Trustees think fit. In furtherance of the primary objective the charity undertakes the following: Child Day Care Nursery, Counselling Service, Mental Health Courses, Vulnerable Elderly Support Group, Tamworth Foodbank, Community Drop in Centre, Youth and Childrens Clubs

Objects

TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS IN AND AROUND THE COMMUNITY OF TAMWORTH, STAFFORDSHIRE, AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT

Area of benefit: TAMWORTH, STAFFORDSHIRE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tamworth, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£808k
Latest spending
£809k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £212 for the year ended 30 September 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total funds stood at £428,490, with unrestricted reserves of £357,704. The trustees acknowledge their responsibility for preparing the financial statements on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 70

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 70
  • Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); under 1% of the £813,980 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 70

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Manna House (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£808k
Total spending
£809k
Reserves (reported)
£49k
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£808k£809k
30/09/2024£814k£742k
30/09/2023£661k£588k
30/09/2022£489k£447k
30/09/2021£392k£487k

Common questions

Is THE MANNA HOUSE (TAMWORTH) CO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £212 for the year ended 30 September 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total funds stood at £428,490, with unrestricted reserves of £357,704. The trustees acknowledge their responsibility for preparing the financial statements on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MANNA HOUSE (TAMWORTH) CO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MANNA HOUSE (TAMWORTH) CO as a grant recipient include THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST, CRH CHARITABLE TRUST, STREETSMART-ACTION FOR THE HOMELESS, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£30k
THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
CRH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
STREETSMART-ACTION FOR THE HOMELESSFY2023£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2024£5kRelief of Poverty
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4kSocial Needs
THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£4k
CRH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
NORTHAMPTON MUNICIPAL CHURCH CHARITYFY2022£3k
NORTHAMPTON MUNICIPAL CHURCH CHARITYFY2023£1k
PARR STREET EVANGELICAL CHURCHFY2021Unverified read£800Collection
PARR STREET EVANGELICAL CHURCHFY2025£50Missionary and Special Collections

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/08/2025£20kMore than Food
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2024£17kCommunity and Nursery Garden
Northern Rock Foundation13/03/2012£80kGrant awarded to Manna House (Cumbria)
The National Lottery Community Fund07/09/2010£65kPrime Time
Northern Rock Foundation10/07/2007£60kGrant awarded to Manna House (Cumbria)
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2005£65kCrisis Counselling
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2005£105kProvision of social, recreational and educational activities for elderly pe
Northern Rock Foundation09/12/2003£60kGrant awarded to Manna House (Cumbria)
South Lakeland District Council—£12kHousing
South Lakeland District Council—£6kHousing
South Lakeland District Council—£343Members locality budget scheme 2017/18
South Lakeland District Council—£12kHousing
South Lakeland District Council—£12k
South Lakeland District Council—£12k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MANNA MEALS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MANNA HOUSE (TAMWORTH) CO£808k—0unclear—no doubt
MANNA MEALS FY2026£88k——unclear—no doubt
WANSTEAD HOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£172k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARGARET'S HOUSE FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
THE MANNA HOUSE CIO FY2025£88k—0unclear—no doubt
MANOR GARDENS WELFARE TRUST LTD FY2025£1.3mmore than £60,0002below—no doubt

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