Shanthona Women's Group

Analysis

Shanthona Women's Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shanthona Women's Group reported income of £44k and spending of £40k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4,205 to £44k (+941%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 321%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Shanthona Women's Group sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Blond McIndoe Research Foundation (£44k), The Samuel Franklin Fund Elsworth (£44k) and Rumburgh & St Michael Village Hall Management Committee (£44k).