Greater Manchester Poverty Action

What Greater Manchester Poverty Action does

Greater Manchester Poverty Action (operating as Resolve Poverty) is an independent UK not-for-profit organisation registered as GM Poverty Action Ltd. (Company No. 10181238), headquartered at St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester. Founded in 2016 and employing 11–50 staff, the organisation works with local and regional authorities, VCFSE (voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise) organisations, the health sector, and schools to prevent and reduce poverty. Its stated goal is to 'work locally to end poverty nationally,' delivering strategic advisory, policy guidance, and practical support rather than commercial technology products.

The organisation's service portfolio spans four pillars. First, advisory and policy work, including local anti-poverty strategies, strengthening social security, community-based debt advice, socio-economic duty support, and national influencing. Second, research and data products, anchored by the North West Poverty Monitor — an annual resource covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire, and Cumbria. Third, direct programmes such as Money Matters, the Money Advice Referral Tool, and the Oldham Poverty Action Network. Fourth, a training catalogue including open-enrollment courses (Tackling Poverty With Data, Maximising Household Income, Valuing Lived Experience) and bespoke training (Poverty Insights Training, Poverty Awareness Training). The organisation also coordinates ecosystem networks including the Income Maximisation Anti-Poverty Partnership (iMAPP), the Lancashire Anti-Poverty Network, and the decade-long GM Living Wage Campaign, and runs an annual conference plus awards programme.

GM Poverty Action's revenue model is grant-, donation-, and training-fee-based rather than commercial. Three disclosed revenue streams are strategic partnerships with funding organisations, donations and sponsorship, and training services. Customers and partners are predominantly UK local authorities (Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Cambridgeshire, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Wokingham), NHS GM, and a range of charities (Save the Children, Caritas Salford/Shrewsbury, Groundwork GM, 42nd Street). Institutional funding includes the Steve Morgan Foundation as a core financial partner. Accreditations include Living Wage Employer and Living Hours, and the organisation operates with no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed venture or private equity backing.

Name

Greater Manchester Poverty Action

Legal name

GM Poverty Action Ltd.

Website

https://gmpovertyaction.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Resolve Poverty (Greater Manchester Poverty Action) is an independent UK not-for-profit that works with local authorities, VCFSE organisations, the health sector, and schools to prevent and reduce poverty through policy guidance, training, research, and community programmes across the North West of England and beyond.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Policy Advisory Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL)

Keywords

• Anti-poverty advocacy
• Poverty policy research
• Community income maximisation
• Social policy advisory
• Charitable training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Strategic Partnerships: The organization receives support through strategic partnerships with organizations that fund their anti-poverty work.
2. Donations and Sponsorship: Individual donations and organizational sponsorship provide funding for operations and programs.
3. Training Services: Bespoke training programs offered to organizations including Poverty Insights Training and Poverty Awareness Training.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Resolve Poverty is an independent not-for-profit organisation that provides guidance and support to local authorities, VCFSE organisations, the health sector, and schools to develop strategic, policy, and practical responses to poverty. It delivers anti-poverty programmes (Money Matters, Money Advice Referral Tool, Oldham Poverty Action Network), open-enrolment and bespoke training (Poverty Insights, Poverty Awareness, Tackling Poverty with Data, Maximising Household Income, Valuing Lived Experience), advisory services on local anti-poverty strategies, and research outputs such as the North West Poverty Monitor. It also coordinates regional networks (iMAPP, Lancashire Anti-Poverty Network) and runs the GM Living Wage Campaign.

Product overview

Resolve Poverty offers a portfolio of programmes, training services, and research resources aimed at tackling poverty. The core offerings include the Money Matters programme and Money Advice Referral Tool for direct financial guidance, combined with research resources like the North West Poverty Monitor providing data across the North West region. Training services range from open enrollment courses (Tackling Poverty With Data, Maximising Household Income, Valuing Lived Experience) to bespoke organisational training (Poverty Insights Training, Poverty Awareness Training). The organisation also coordinates local networks including the Oldham Poverty Action Network and Lancashire Anti-Poverty Network, and runs campaigns such as the GM Living Wage Campaign. This is a not-for-profit advisory and training organisation, not a software technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Money Matters

Quantifiable outcome

• North West Poverty Monitor 2026 reveals scale of poverty across North West England

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bolton CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority partner working with Resolve Poverty on strategic anti-poverty planning and policy development.
• Manchester City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary local authority partner in Greater Manchester working on anti-poverty initiatives and strategic planning.
• NHS GMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare sector partner addressing health inequalities linked to poverty in Greater Manchester.
• 42nd StreetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth services organisation partner in VCFSE sector collaboration.
• Cambridgeshire County CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority partner extending reach beyond North West England.
• Caritas SalfordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic charity partner in VCFSE sector working on poverty issues in Salford.
• Caritas ShrewsburyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic charity partner in VCFSE sector working on poverty issues.
• Groundwork GMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental and community charity partner in Greater Manchester.
• Manchester Local Care OrganisationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner addressing poverty-related health issues in Manchester.
• Royal Borough of GreenwichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLondon borough partner in anti-poverty strategic work.
• Salford City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority partner in Greater Manchester working on anti-poverty initiatives.
• Save the ChildrenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor children's charity partner focusing on child poverty.
• Wokingham Borough CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority partner extending reach beyond North West England.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Trussell Trust: National umbrella for the UK's largest food bank network and a significant anti-poverty advocacy body. Comparable as a national anti-poverty organization but focuses on direct emergency food aid rather than the strategic/place-based advisory model of Resolve Poverty.
• IPPR (Institute for Public Policy Research): One of the UK's leading progressive think tanks producing research and policy recommendations across inequality, economy, and public services. Comparable to Resolve Poverty in policy research and influencing work on poverty and inequality, though much larger and broader in scope.

Emerging players

• New Economics Foundation: UK think tank working on economic policy and inequality. Comparable as a research-driven, advocacy-oriented organization addressing poverty and economic injustice, though operating nationally and across a broader policy agenda.
• Locality: UK national network supporting community-led organizations, including those tackling disadvantage. Comparable to Resolve Poverty in its support for VCFSE organizations and local authorities, and in its community development and convening model.
• Centre for Cities: UK think tank focused on urban economic performance and policy. Comparable to Resolve Poverty as a data-and-policy organization producing place-based research for local authorities, though focused on broader economic growth rather than poverty specifically.

Direct peers

• Joseph Rowntree Foundation: UK's largest independent social research and development foundation focused on solving poverty. Directly comparable to Resolve Poverty as a specialist anti-poverty organization producing research, policy advice, and strategic support, though operating at a national rather than regional scale.
• Church Action on Poverty: UK-wide charity working to tackle poverty through campaigning, research, and supporting grassroots projects. Comparable to Resolve Poverty in its advocacy, research, and community partnership approach, though with a faith-rooted national footprint.
• The Poverty Alliance: Scotland's anti-poverty coalition coordinating member organizations, campaigns, and policy work on poverty. Highly comparable to Resolve Poverty in its network-coordination, campaign-led, and place-focused model of tackling poverty.
• Child Poverty Action Group: UK charity dedicated to the alleviation of poverty, particularly child poverty, through policy work, research, and training. Comparable to Resolve Poverty in mission, advocacy focus, and engagement with local authorities on anti-poverty strategy.

Others

• National Council for Voluntary Organisations: England's largest membership body for the voluntary sector, supporting VCFSE infrastructure and influencing policy. Comparable as an ecosystem/coordination organization serving the same VCFSE and local authority stakeholder set that Resolve Poverty engages with.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GMPovertyAction
• Facebookfacebook.com/GMPovertyAction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/greater-manchester-poverty-action

Compliance2 records

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