Wakefield District City of Sanctuary

Analysis

Wakefield District City of Sanctuary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wakefield. It was registered in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wakefield District City of Sanctuary reported income of £65k and spending of £49k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £148k to £65k (-56%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Wakefield District City of Sanctuary sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include On the Ground 2030 (£65k), Exeter Disability Transport Service (£65k) and Little Treasures (£65k).