MANCHESTER GLOBAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1168411 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MGF

MGF advances the health of poor, vulnerable and socially deprived communities in low and middle-income countries and Greater Manchester. This is achieved by providing technical support, volunteers and resources to build the capacity of health workers, health institutions and students and supports health care evaluation and research aimed at generating innovative solutions in resource poor settings

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£90k

Latest spending

£126k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £36,621.62 for the year ended April 2025, primarily due to the delayed receipt of a research grant recognized in the subsequent year. Consequently, unrestricted reserves decreased from £85,816.95 to £49,195.33, which remains above the trustees' stated policy target of £2,500.00.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

DFID — “Manchester Global Foundation facilitated the development of a proposal submitted for the £16 million DFID Somalia SHINE Programme (Component…” (source page)
NIHR — “Manchester Global Foundation conducted Theory of Change webinars as part of the preparation for Affordable Cardiac Rehabilitation: An Outrea…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Samina Matinchair
Deepali Sharma
Dr Nadeem Gire

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Burundi · India · Kenya · Pakistan · Sierra Leone · Sri Lanka · Throughout England And Wales · Uganda · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£90k	£126k
05/04/2024	£80k	£54k
05/04/2023	£20k	£11k
05/04/2022	£34k	£19k
05/04/2021	£29k	£5k

Common questions

Is MANCHESTER GLOBAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £36,621.62 for the year ended April 2025, primarily due to the delayed receipt of a research grant recognized in the subsequent year. Consequently, unrestricted reserves decreased from £85,816.95 to £49,195.33, which remains above the trustees' stated policy target of £2,500.00. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MANCHESTER GLOBAL FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MANCHESTER GLOBAL FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE KATHLEEN HANNAY MEMORIAL CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KATHLEEN HANNAY MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2023	£15k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/05/2021	£10k	Online LTP+CaCBT intervention for depressed UK Afro-Caribbean mothers