Leicester Council of Faiths Limited

Analysis

Leicester Council of Faiths Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04172214). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Leicester Council of Faiths Limited reported income of £21k and spending of £26k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £44k to £21k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Leicester Council of Faiths Limited sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sir Thomas Moulson Trust (£21k), Reading National Spiritualist Centre (£21k) and European Academy for Jewish Liturgy (£21k).

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.