Jesus Shaped People

Analysis

Jesus Shaped People is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Jesus Shaped People reported income of £76k and spending of £77k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £46k to £76k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Jesus Shaped People sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sean International (£76k), Linden Street Education Centre (£76k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Wilfrid, Chichester (£76k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.