The Order of St Leonard

Analysis

The Order of St Leonard is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Solihull. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Order of St Leonard reported income of £17k and spending of £23k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £21k to £17k (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Order of St Leonard sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sir George Brown (£17k), The 8th Earl of Sandwich Memorial Trust (£17k) and Highdown Centre (£17k).

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.