MANNA SOCIETY

Registered charity 294691 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Manna Day Centre is open 7 days a week, 51 weeks of the year offering the following services: free food, showers, clothing, housing & welfare advice and medical care.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£685k

Latest spending

£576k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £484,998, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated reserves policy target of approximately £250,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £109,527 for the year, although the trustees note a budgeted deficit for the upcoming period due to expected funding decreases.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

“No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either year.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 1.1% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Expenditure on raising voluntary income 7,476”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months of normal expenditure (approx £250,000) (held: £465k)

“The Trustees aim to maintain the level of reserves at a level equivalent to not less than six months of normal expenditure. This would amount to approximately £250,000” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 22

“During the year, Trustees made donations to the charity without conditions totalling £1,320 (2024: £720). There are no other related party transactions requiring disclosure.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Manna Society (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Total income

£685k

Total spending

£576k

Cost of raising funds

£7k

Reserves (reported)

£465k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~9.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

CHA POWERchair
DONNA MILLER
Dr William Curran
Kendra Schneller · trustee of 1 other charity
MS N FFRENCH · trustee of 1 other charity
Silke Junge-Woodward
WILLIAM DODWELL

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

Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£685k	£576k
31/03/2024	£410k	£584k
31/03/2023	£505k	£544k
31/03/2022	£661k	£470k
31/03/2021	£523k	£468k

Common questions

Is MANNA SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £484,998, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated reserves policy target of approximately £250,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £109,527 for the year, although the trustees note a budgeted deficit for the upcoming period due to expected funding decreases. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of MANNA SOCIETY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds MANNA SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MANNA SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST, FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE HISCOX FOUNDATION, CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	FY2024	£60k	over 3 years
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£38k	Food and nutrition grants to organisations
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£33k	Food and nutrition grants
THE NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£20k
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£18k	Food and nutrition grants
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	FY2022	£12k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	FY2022	£10k	Church & Communities Programme
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	FY2024	£10k	Services supporting rough sleepers
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£10k	Food and nutrition grants
INNER LONDON MAGISTRATES COURT POOR BOX	FY2025	£5k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	FY2023	£4k
THE INMAN CHARITY	FY2025	£4k	Social - Older People and Social Welfare
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2025	£3k	Homelessness
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k
THE S M B TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE DAUGHTERS OF JESUS CIO	FY2022	£2k	Development
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE DAUGHTERS OF JESUS CIO	FY2023	£1k	Development
THE DAUGHTERS OF JESUS CIO	FY2024	£1k	Development
THE DAUGHTERS OF JESUS CIO	FY2025	£1k	Development
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST	FY2025	£920	Foundation Grants
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£500
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	FY2025	£500
THE NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN WITH ST OLAVE, ST JOHN AND ST LUKE ,BERMONDSEY	FY2023	£400
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN WITH ST OLAVE, ST JOHN AND ST LUKE ,BERMONDSEY	FY2022	£400
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES, WOODFORD	FY2024	£200	Funeral / Memorial Collections
INNER LONDON MAGISTRATES COURT POOR BOX	FY2022	£0
INNER LONDON MAGISTRATES COURT POOR BOX	FY2024	£0

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
London Borough of Southwark	31/03/2024	£58k	Grant to Manna Society
London Borough of Southwark	31/03/2023	£55k	Grant to Manna Society
London Borough of Southwark	31/03/2022	£55k	Grant to Manna Society
The Mercers' Company	02/07/2020	£20k	Grant to Manna Society
London Borough of Southwark	01/04/2020	£55k	Grant to Manna Society
London Borough of Southwark	01/04/2019	£55k	Grant to Manna Society
London Borough of Southwark	01/04/2018	£55k	Grant to Manna Society

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
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£3k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£209k
Royal Surrey Charity	1	£100k
THE BOOTH CHARITIES	1	£69k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£65k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST	1	£40k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	1	£38k
KAHAL CHASSIDIM BOBOV	1	£36k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MANNA - UK BRANCH OF MEIR PANIM.

MANNA - UK BRANCH OF MEIR PANIM income £386k
MANCHESTER CENTRAL FOODBANK income £506k
SALFORD LOAVES AND FISHES LTD income £586k
THE WESTWAY COMMUNITY AND WELL BEING CENTRE income £230k
HAYLE DAY CARE CENTRE TRUST COMMITTEE income £354k
Yeovil Day Centre and Community Meals Service income £215k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MANNA SOCIETY	£685k	Under £60,000	unclear	1.1%	no doubt
MANNA - UK BRANCH OF MEIR PANIM FY2025	£386k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER CENTRAL FOODBANK FY2025	£506k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SALFORD LOAVES AND FISHES LTD FY2025	£586k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WESTWAY COMMUNITY AND WELL BEING CENTRE FY2025	£230k	—	above	—	no doubt
HAYLE DAY CARE CENTRE TRUST COMMITTEE FY2025	£354k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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