Wisdom Sanctuary Limited

Analysis

Wisdom Sanctuary Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochester. It was registered in April 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08121715). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Wisdom Sanctuary Limited reported income of £56k and spending of £82k, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £61k to £56k (-8.7%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wisdom Sanctuary Limited sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al-Zahra Foundation UK (£56k), Reality Gives (£56k) and The Colliers Wood Community Association (£56k).