My Shining Star

Analysis

My Shining Star is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending November 2024, My Shining Star reported income of £227k and spending of £151k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2020 to November 2024, income grew from £76k to £227k (+199%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, My Shining Star sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Climb2recovery (£227k), Crescent Relief (London) (£227k) and Skylight Circus in Education (£227k).