Shenstone Relief in Need Charity

Analysis

Shenstone Relief in Need Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lichfield. It was registered in September 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Shenstone Relief in Need Charity reported income of £19k and spending of £11k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £15k to £19k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shenstone Relief in Need Charity sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connect Exminster (£19k), Umuneke Community (£19k) and Bodenham Christian Fellowship (£19k).