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MANCHESTER COLLECTIVE

Registered charity 1167125 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting the arts, particularly music, through the presentation of public recitals and concerts.

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Latest income
£714k
Latest spending
£703k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £11,542 for the year ended 31 March 2026, maintaining total unrestricted reserves of £220,876. Per the trustees' report, this reserve level is ahead of the stated policy target of £130,000, which is designed to cover core costs for three months. The trustees confirm that the charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (63% of income)
“Income from core performance activities in 2024-25 was £613,610; in 2025-26 this fell to £444,726”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £221k)
“The current level determined (devised to cover the ClO’s core costs for a period of three months) is £130,000.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustees Sara Margaret Nolan and Nick Trygstad received remuneration for artistic services (£6,433 and £1,485 respectively).
“All trustees give their time freely and no trustee received remuneration in the FY 25/26 beyond the artistic payments to Sara Margaret Nolan and Nick Trygstad, as disclosed in note 9 to the accounts.” — page 6
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration for artistic services
“SM Nolan received remuneration of £6,433 (2025: £3,713) during the year. Sara Margaret Nolan is a cellist and has been remunerated as a freelance musician.” — page 26
“N Trygstad received remuneration of £1,485 (2025: £4,682) during the year. NickTrygstad is a musician and has been remunerated as a freelance musician.” — page 26
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration for artistic services
“SM Nolan received remuneration of £6,433 (2025: £3,713) during the year. Sara Margaret Nolan is a cellist and has been remunerated as a freelance musician.” — page 26
“N Trygstad received remuneration of £1,485 (2025: £4,682) during the year. NickTrygstad is a musician and has been remunerated as a freelance musician.” — page 26
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related party transaction with trustee's partner
“SM Nolan received remuneration of £6,433 (2025: £3,713) during the year. Sara Margaret Nolan is a cellist and has been remunerated as a freelance musician.” — page 26
“N Trygstad received remuneration of £1,485 (2025: £4,682) during the year. NickTrygstad is a musician and has been remunerated as a freelance musician.” — page 26
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£714k
Total spending
£703k
Reserves (reported)
£221k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (62% 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

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£714k£703k
31/03/2025£903k£793k
31/03/2024£779k£696k
31/03/2023£739k£847k
31/03/2022£615k£620k

Common questions

Is MANCHESTER COLLECTIVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £11,542 for the year ended 31 March 2026, maintaining total unrestricted reserves of £220,876. Per the trustees' report, this reserve level is ahead of the stated policy target of £130,000, which is designed to cover core costs for three months. The trustees confirm that the charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MANCHESTER COLLECTIVE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MANCHESTER COLLECTIVE as a grant recipient include THE HAWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE RAYNE TRUST, THE MARCHUS TRUST, THE IDLEWILD TRUST, PETER SAMUEL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HAWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£60kOne year agreement
THE RAYNE TRUSTFY2024£20kTowards the support of Spell Book - a song cycle by composer Freya Waley-Cohen with words by Rebecca Tamas.
THE HAWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15kCore funding
THE HAWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£12kCore funding
THE HAWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kCore funding
THE MARCHUS TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE IDLEWILD TRUSTFY2024£5k
PETER SAMUEL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE ALBERT AND EUGENIE FROST MUSIC TRUST CIOFY2024£4k
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATIONFY2024£3kPublic Performance
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATIONFY2023£2kPublic Performance
THE NEVILLE ABRAHAM FOUNDATIONFY2024£750Donation
THE NEVILLE ABRAHAM FOUNDATIONFY2025£2Donation to Manchester Collective
The Marks Family Charitable TrustFY2024—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/10/2022£100kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£180kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government22/10/2021£52kCulture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support