Shama Womens Centre

Analysis

Shama Womens Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02514040). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shama Womens Centre reported income of £697k and spending of £549k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £409k to £697k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shama Womens Centre sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hackney Community Law Centre (£697k), St Francis Employability (£698k) and Support and Action for Women's Network (Sawn) (£697k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £119k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.