Shanti Dham

Analysis

Shanti Dham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shanti Dham reported income of £149k and spending of £44k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £74k to £149k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shanti Dham sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Durham Circuit of the Methodist Church (£149k), Keren Hatorah (£149k) and Goodwill Children's Homes (£149k).