The support around them
1,243 registered charities record, on the Charity Commission’s register, that they work with people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and are based in or work in Greater Manchester. Together they took £583.5m in their latest year.
| Council | Charities based or working there | Their income | With any government income | People who cannot speak English well or at all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | 208 | £53.8m | 38 | 9,148 |
| Bury | 285 | £104.6m | 35 | 3,176 |
| Manchester | 640 | £357.6m | 107 | 21,432 |
| Oldham | 171 | £81.2m | 34 | 8,893 |
| Rochdale | 152 | £90.2m | 37 | 6,265 |
| Salford | 440 | £259.3m | 56 | 6,411 |
| Stockport | 150 | £51.2m | 28 | 2,399 |
| Tameside | 141 | £57.7m | 32 | 3,606 |
| Trafford | 194 | £74.5m | 37 | 2,708 |
| Wigan | 109 | £33.6m | 23 | 2,374 |
Who a charity helps is what it records on the register, and a charity that works across several councils is counted in each, so the councils add to more than the total. Many community groups are not registered charities and are not here. Group figures, never one charity’s money.
One of them
Become United, based in Rochdale, records working in all ten councils (Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan). It publishes its information resources in Urdu, Bangla (Bengali), Arabic, French and Portuguese, beside English.
Sources
Built from public information: Census 2021 (ONS, via Nomis: TS021 ethnic group, TS024 main language, TS029 proficiency in English); the English indices of deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); the Department for Work and Pensions (Stat-Xplore); the Charity Commission for England and Wales’s register of charities. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.