The Race Equality Centre

Analysis

The Race Equality Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03140691). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Race Equality Centre reported income of £498k and spending of £494k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £414k to £498k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Race Equality Centre sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Werburghs Community Association (£495k), Trailblazers Mentoring Ltd (£499k) and Centre for Thriving Places (£494k).