MANCHESTER DIOCESAN CHURCH OF ENGLAND COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL AID

Registered charity 233814 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C S A

The objective of the charity is to support and further all or any charitable activities carried out in connection with the Church of England in the Diocese of Manchester.In particular the promotion of temperance, higher standards of moral life in the individual, the family and the community. The charity supports work in respect of delinquency, and those addicted to drugs and alcohol.

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Latest income

£142k

Latest spending

£139k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's work is entirely reliant on income and investment returns from its endowments, with unrestricted funds totaling £457,341. The trustees have adopted a reserves policy of holding sufficient cash to meet the following year’s grant making allocation, which was £132,728 for the current year. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £176,395 due to investment revaluations, but maintains adequate liquidity to meet its charitable objectives.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The Charity’s work is entirely reliant on income and investment returns from its endowments.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient cash finds to meet the following year’s grant making allocation (held: £457k)

“The trustees have adopted a policy of holding in reserve sufficient cash finds to meet the following year’s grant making allocation.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Hyacinth Lightbourne
Rev FAYAZ ADMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Jennifer Beaumont · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Paul Hutchins · trustee of 4 other charities
Venerable Karen Louise Smeeton · trustee of 2 other charities
Yvonne Muriel Mackereth · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£142k	£139k
31/03/2024	£123k	£129k
31/03/2023	£121k	£107k
31/03/2022	£117k	£108k
31/03/2021	£115k	£61k

Common questions

Is MANCHESTER DIOCESAN CHURCH OF ENGLAND COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL AID financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's work is entirely reliant on income and investment returns from its endowments, with unrestricted funds totaling £457,341. The trustees have adopted a reserves policy of holding sufficient cash to meet the following year’s grant making allocation, which was £132,728 for the current year. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £176,395 due to investment revaluations, but maintains adequate liquidity to meet its charitable objectives. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE.

MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE income £14.5m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, MANCHESTER income £221k
ANTIOCH NETWORK MANCHESTER income £327k
EMMANUEL CHURCH LONDON income £506k
MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION income £804k
GRACE CHURCH MANCHESTER income £184k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MANCHESTER DIOCESAN CHURCH OF ENGLAND COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL AID	£142k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FY2024	£14.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, MANCHESTER FY2024	£221k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ANTIOCH NETWORK MANCHESTER FY2025	£327k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
EMMANUEL CHURCH LONDON FY2025	£506k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION FY2024	£804k	—	1	above	—	no doubt

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