Shining Life Children's Trust

Analysis

Shining Life Children's Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03459486). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Shining Life Children's Trust reported income of £24k and spending of £488, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £28k to £24k (-15%), an average of -4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shining Life Children's Trust sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Niokolo Network (£24k), Sri Agathiar Sanmarka Sangam (£24k) and Kinfest (£24k).