MANCHESTER PEOPLE FIRST

Registered charity 1124426 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Manchester People First is a self advocacy service for learning disabled adults based in Manchester. We provide services to our members to promote speaking up, rights and choices and we also offer an accessible information service. We also work with carers, professionals and statutory organistions to raise awareness of Learning Disabled issues and host volunteer and student placements.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£215k

Latest spending

£180k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £231,387, resulting in total funds of £264,072. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy of maintaining approximately three months of running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £34,929 for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 3 months running costs and adequate redundancy costs for its staff (held: £231k)

“The Company ensures it has approximately 3 months running costs and adequate redundancy costs for its staff in reserve.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Nathan Rawcliffechair
Alexander Robin Webb
Nathan Cairns
Patricia Phillips
Paul Hughes
Richard John Hughes
Stevan Macdonald

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£215k	£180k
31/03/2024	£191k	£135k
31/03/2023	£191k	£124k
31/03/2022	£146k	£123k
31/03/2021	£162k	£136k

Common questions

Is MANCHESTER PEOPLE FIRST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £231,387, resulting in total funds of £264,072. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy of maintaining approximately three months of running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £34,929 for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MANCHESTER PEOPLE FIRST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MANCHESTER PEOPLE FIRST as a grant recipient include The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust	FY2022	£500	General Charitable Purposes

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	17/10/2024	£6k	MPF Exercise Group
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/01/2020	£6k	cooking club
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/06/2012	£7k	Music First