Shine (West Bowling)

Analysis

Shine (West Bowling) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shine (West Bowling) reported income of £265k and spending of £216k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £239k to £265k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Shine (West Bowling) sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Children and Families Staffordshire (£264k), Red Eagle Foundation (£272k) and Welsh Border Community Transport (£263k).