Leicester Community Assist

Analysis

Leicester Community Assist is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Leicester Community Assist reported income of £46k and spending of £50k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15k to £46k (+217%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 158%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Leicester Community Assist sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kidshine Ltd (£46k), Free 2 Be Special (£46k) and Wigan & Leigh Mencap Society (£46k).