The Shekinah Legacy

Analysis

The Shekinah Legacy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newhaven. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07285168). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Shekinah Legacy reported income of £39k and spending of £42k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £24k to £39k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Shekinah Legacy sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blaenllechau Youth Project (£39k), Noor International Trust (£39k) and Ashley's Birthday Bank (£39k).