Shikor (BD) West London UK

Analysis

Shikor (BD) West London UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southall. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Shikor (BD) West London UK reported income of £12k and spending of £12k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £7,205 to £12k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shikor (BD) West London UK sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sarah Brisco Charity (£12k), Bradley Evangelical Church (£12k) and King's Stanley & Selsey Trust (£12k).