Manchester Pride

Manchester Pride

Official Manchester Pride Logo
Formation	February 20, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-02-20)
Founded at	Manchester Gay Village
Type	Nonprofit organisation
Registration no.	Registered Charity 1117848
Purpose	LGBTQ+, Human Rights, Activism
Headquarters	Piccadilly, City of Manchester
Board Chair	David McGovern
Vice Chair	Mick Lawlor
CEO	Mark Fletcher
Main organ	Board of Trustees
Subsidiaries	Manchester Pride Limited, Manchester Pride Events Limited
Revenue	£3.2 million
Staff	10
Volunteers	Approx. 242
Website	Manchester Pride

Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.

The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.

Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded^{[by whom?]} as one of the leading pride movements worldwide, often trialling new initiatives^{[citation needed]}. It has sponsorships with large companies, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.

The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited.