Lishi International
Analysis
Lishi International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Lishi International reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £61k to £12k (-80%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lishi International sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Leek Cruso Aid in Sickness Fund (£12k), Sunday School and Mission Room (£12k) and William Walter Fellowships (£12k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Promoting health, wellbeing and social inclusion in the local community through the delivery of high quality and impactful traditional physical and mental exercises. To sustain and advance the heritage of a traditional embodied culture of movement and exercise called Lishi which originates from ancient China.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Leek Cruso Aid in Sickness Fund | Leek | £12k |
| Sunday School and Mission Room | Llangollen | £12k |
| William Walter Fellowships | Bristol | £12k |
| Achalasia Action | London | £12k |