MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CENTRAL

Registered charity 1145921 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MACC, MANCHESTER ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY CARE

To promote the third sector by building the capacity of third sector organisations and provide them the necessary support, information and services to enable them to pursue or contribute to any charitable service; promoting volunteering within the sector; organising and facilitating co operation and partnership working between third sector, statutory and other relevant bodies.

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Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £175,396 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £33,232. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing secured contracts until 2028 and new income opportunities from the St Thomas Centre.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £33k)
“These reserves currently stand at £33,232.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£2.4m
Cost of raising funds
£46k
Reserves (reported)
£25k
Employees
35

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.2m£2.4m
31/03/2024£2.1m£2.4m
31/03/2023£1.8m£1.6m
31/03/2022£1.6m£1.6m
31/03/2021£1.0m£1.1m

Common questions

Is MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CENTRAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £175,396 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £33,232. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing secured contracts until 2028 and new income opportunities from the St Thomas Centre. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

Who funds MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CENTRAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CENTRAL as a grant recipient include YOUNG MANCHESTER.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
YOUNG MANCHESTERFY2024£136
YOUNG MANCHESTERFY2025£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2024£20kMigrant Destitution Fund (MDF) - Centring lived experience - new post
The National Lottery Community Fund12/12/2022£153kGreater Manchester Older People's Network
Sport England31/10/2017£133kOpportunity Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2016£10kThe Spirit of Manchester Project

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 COMMUNITY SOUTHWARK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CENTRAL£2.2m—0below—no doubt
COMMUNITY SOUTHWARK FY2025£1.2m——below—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN WREXHAM FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE MANCHESTER FY2025£8.3m—0above—no doubt
MELTHAM SPORTS AND COMMUNITY GROUP LIMITED FY2025£134k—0above—no doubt

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