Common questions about Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation a good charity? +
Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation scores 79 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 82% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.
Is Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation a legitimate charity? +
The register data used for this profile lists Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation as a registered charity (charity number 1139229). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1139229&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.
What is Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's charity number? +
Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's charity number is 1139229. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.
What is Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's charity rating? +
Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation scores 79 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.
Does Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (none flagged on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How much of my donation reaches Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 82% of Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.
What are Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's overheads? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 18% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 18% of expenditure (2023–2025, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation. Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee). Individual salaries, including the chief executive's, are disclosed in the trustees' annual report rather than on the register.
How much income does Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation receive? +
Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation reported £4.3m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.
Are Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-05-28). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation based? +
Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's register entry is at United Kingdom. It tells the regulator it operates in Manchester City, Salford City, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, with a focus on poverty relief.
How much is Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's chief executive paid? +
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's money come from? +
Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation reported £4.3m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.3m (54%), donations and legacies £1.3m (31%), trading and fundraising events £648k (15%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation? +
The register records Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's trustees paid? +
Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation registered as a charity? +
Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation was entered on the register on 1 December 2010. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 07447531).
How does CharityCompare score Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.
How often is this page updated? +
This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.