Shine Relief Trust
Analysis
Shine Relief Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Yorkshire. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Shine Relief Trust reported income of £44k and spending of £37k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £251k to £44k (-83%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Shine Relief Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Church of the Ascension Parish Hall Charity, Hall Green, Birmingham (£44k), Baluji Music Foundation Limited (£44k) and Roc Dawlish (£44k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Shine Relief Trust was established in 2008 by a group of UK and Malawian Christians with a heart to seek justice for the poor and to see renewed hope and vitality brought to the rural communities of Malawi. Shine Malawi works in Kuntumanje, Zomba District, the project area was chosen after a situation analysis revealed a high need for a relief project to support orphans and vulnerable children.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Church of the Ascension Parish Hall Charity, Hall Green, Birmingham | Birmingham | £44k |
| Baluji Music Foundation Limited | London | £44k |
| Roc Dawlish | Devon | £44k |
| Up on Downs ( Hertfordshire) | St. Albans | £44k |