Shenu Trust Leicester

Analysis

Shenu Trust Leicester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Shenu Trust Leicester reported income of £19k and spending of £22k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £18k to £19k (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shenu Trust Leicester sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Destination (£19k), Community Advice and Support Services (Caass UK) (£19k) and Immanuel Christian Fellowship (£19k).