MANCHESTER MACCABI COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CLUB

Registered charity 521228 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JEWISH LADS' BRIGADE AND CLUB, MANCHESTER MACCABI CLUB

Community centre and sports club

Causes: Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£316k
Latest spending
£330k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £13,492 for the year, driven by a significant drop in donations and legacies. Despite the deficit, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,686,557, which the trustees describe as being held to provide reserves for future activities. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MANCHESTER MACCABI (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£239k
Total spending
£299k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~65.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (58% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£316k£330k
31/03/2024£414k£338k
31/03/2023£522k£299k
31/03/2022£239k£259k
31/03/2021£246k£207k

Common questions

Is MANCHESTER MACCABI COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £13,492 for the year, driven by a significant drop in donations and legacies. Despite the deficit, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,686,557, which the trustees describe as being held to provide reserves for future activities. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2025£18kActivity Action - Better Together
The National Lottery Community Fund14/07/2023£10kActivity Action
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2021£10kStronger Together