Shiva Charity UK

Analysis

Shiva Charity UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Avon. It was registered in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Shiva Charity UK reported income of £14k and spending of £20k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £34k to £14k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shiva Charity UK sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Worcester Diocesan Social Responsibility Fund (£14k), West Ealing Trust (£14k) and East Africa Women's League (United Kingdom) (£14k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.