St Chad's Sanctuary

Analysis

St Chad's Sanctuary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Chad's Sanctuary reported income of £205k and spending of £205k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £147k to £205k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Chad's Sanctuary sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Ladies Club (£204k), Devon and Cornwall Furniture Reuse Project Limited (£205k) and Worthing Islamic Social and Welfare Society (£204k).