Shivia

Analysis

Shivia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06596925). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Shivia reported income of £594k and spending of £557k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £394k to £594k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shivia sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Education Training Consortium Sussex (£593k), Your Employment Settlement Service (£595k) and Chexs (£592k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82% and investments 2.5%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 5.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £394k. Reserves of £652k would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.