Leicester City of Sanctuary

Analysis

Leicester City of Sanctuary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Leicester City of Sanctuary reported income of £121k and spending of £107k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £79k to £121k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Leicester City of Sanctuary sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elizabeth House Cookham (£121k), Friends of Ingestre Orangery (£121k) and Bleu Blanc Rouge Foundation Limited (£121k).