Leicester Charity Organisation Society

Analysis

Leicester Charity Organisation Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in November 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03761954). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Leicester Charity Organisation Society reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.3m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £1.7m (+6.6%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Leicester Charity Organisation Society sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yemin Charitable Trust Ltd (£1.7m), Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.7m) and Shaarei Orah Ltd (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66%, trading 9.8%, charitable activities 8.6% and investments 3.6%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £910. Reserves of £300k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.