Leicester Markaz Trust

Analysis

Leicester Markaz Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Leicester Markaz Trust reported income of £72k and spending of £51k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £72k to £72k (+0.4%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Leicester Markaz Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include JCounselling Charity (£72k), Water From the Rock (£72k) and The New Testament Gospel Church (£72k).