MANCHESTER CITY MISSION

Registered charity 1170263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SHARING THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST THROUGH TRAINING, PRISON VISITATION, STREET WORK AND CHAPLAINCY. SHARING THE LOVE OF CHRIST BY GIVING PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT VIA OUR NEXT STAGE HOUSING PROJECT. BRINGING THE HOPE OF CHRIST INTO THE LIVES OF STRUGGLING FAMILIES WHO USE OUR FAMILY FOOD FAYRE CLUB.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£398k

Latest spending

£249k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,108,464.27, with net operational reserves of £158,464 after specific allocations. The trustees report that the entity has operational monies in reserve and remain prepared to use reserves to continue work as necessary. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £40,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“No employee earned £40,000 p.a. or more” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: Aminimum of £90,000 (held: £158k)

“Aminimum of £90,000 to safeguard the future of the entity or, in the event of some catastrophe, to ensure timely and effective winding-up of the entity including staff redundancy payments and settling outstanding bills.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/06/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (25/03/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

RICHARD WALTER HAWORTHchair
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE BAILEY
David Wolstenholme
MARGARET FRANCES WOODMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Alan William Saunders
Rev MARTIN JOHN KAVANAGH

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£398k	£249k
31/12/2024	£178k	£275k
31/12/2023	£214k	£304k
31/12/2022	£306k	£328k
31/12/2021	£263k	£304k

Common questions

Is MANCHESTER CITY MISSION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,108,464.27, with net operational reserves of £158,464 after specific allocations. The trustees report that the entity has operational monies in reserve and remain prepared to use reserves to continue work as necessary. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of MANCHESTER CITY MISSION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £40,000 band.

Who funds MANCHESTER CITY MISSION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MANCHESTER CITY MISSION as a grant recipient include THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST, THE STUART HINE TRUST CIO, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, LINDOW.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST	FY2023	£24k	Social welfare institution
THE STUART HINE TRUST CIO	FY2022	£13k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, LINDOW	FY2023	£4k
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST	FY2024	£2k	Social welfare
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, LINDOW	FY2022	£350