Manchester Quakers
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Manchester Quakers is worth approaching if your work fits Quaker concerns and you have a Quaker connection, since supported projects usually have one.
- The Quaker Work Fund generally prefers small projects with a local connection, so a modest request fits best, and the details given do not state a grant range.
- Highest priority goes to work addressing a concern already identified by the Area Meeting or one of its Local Meetings, so contact your local Quaker meeting before applying.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and written applications are reviewed by a panel of Friends.
- Organisations with no Quaker connection, or whose work does not fit Quaker concerns, are unlikely to be a good match.
Overview
Manchester Quakers is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1172087).
Manchester Quakers is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Its object is the furtherance of the general religious and charitable purposes of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain, in the area of Manchester and Warrington Area Meeting and beyond. It awarded £28,624 in its latest reported year. Its giving runs through two funds: the Quaker Work Fund, which supports a wide range of good causes in the UK and overseas, and the restricted Refugee & Asylum Seekers Fund, dedicated to work with refugees and asylum seekers.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 March 2025) only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Quaker Work Fund makes grants to support a wide range of good causes in the UK and overseas. Funded work must be compatible with Quaker concerns, and supported projects usually have a Quaker connection of some kind. It gives highest priority to applications addressing a concern already identified by the Area Meeting or one of its Local Meetings, and generally prefers small projects with a local connection. The charity also has a restricted Refugee & Asylum Seekers Fund dedicated to supporting work with refugees and asylum seekers. Its reported grants have supported challenging international work, a grassroots network, and a community café / allotment group focused on improving equality in an area of significant deprivation.
Themes
- Refugees and asylum seekers
Geographic Focus
The UK.
How to apply
Written applications are reviewed by a panel of Friends. Work funded must be compatible with Quaker concerns, and supported projects usually have a Quaker connection.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The highest priority goes to applications addressing a concern identified by the Area Meeting or one of its Local Meetings.
- The fund generally prefers small projects with a local connection.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Manchester Quakers.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Britain Yearly Meeting£19,180year to 31 March 2025
- Grants via Quaker Work Fund£8,194year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 grant to individuals.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £375,107 | £612,861 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £563,393 | £594,309 | £40,351 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £893,400 | £761,461 | £42,704 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £935,933 | £830,397 | £49,867 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £1,111,249 | £990,506 | £28,624 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- manchesterquakers.org.uk
- manchesterquakers.org.uk/contact-links · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Applying to Manchester Quakers?
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Contact
- 0161 834 5797source
- Friends’ Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NSsource
- manchesterquakers.org.uk
Applying to Manchester Quakers?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 0161 834 5797source
- Friends’ Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NSsource
- manchesterquakers.org.uk