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Loughborough Town of Sanctuary

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1178175LeicestershirePoverty relief
Income£29k2025-03-31
Spending£9,165same year
Spent / received86%5-year average
Size in its cause48th pctPoverty relief
Registered2018Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Loughborough Town of Sanctuary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Loughborough Town of Sanctuary reported income of £29k and spending of £9,165, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £29k (+168%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 180%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Loughborough Town of Sanctuary sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iqra Welfare Association (£29k), Margaret Ogilvie Almshouse Charity (£29k) and The Stanley Charitable Trust (£29k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.

Income and spending

£0£7,148£14k£21k£29k2021 Income: £10,6622021 Spending: £15,62020212022 Income: £4,8532022 Spending: £6,08120222023 Income: £4,9212023 Spending: £7,78020232024 Income: £10,2252024 Spending: £12,32320242025 Income: £28,5932025 Spending: £9,1652025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

We support asylum seekers and refugees who have to report to the Home Office Reporting Centre in Loughborough. We offer words of welcome and support. We also give out vouchers which can be used at a local community cafe and in the winter we give out hats, gloves and scarves. During the school holidays we provide small gifts for children who accompany their parents.

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CharityLocationIncome
Iqra Welfare AssociationMiddlesex£29k
Margaret Ogilvie Almshouse CharitySuffolk£29k
The Stanley Charitable TrustSalford£29k
Tsur YisraelLondon£29k