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shama womens centre

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin. Shama Womens Centre is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Leicester and operates in Leicestershire and Leicester City.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Shama provides a range of activities that empower women to become more active economically,educationally and socially to develop their confidence, language, employablity, physical and mental well being. Includes accredited training in IT, ESOL,Dressmaking, Counselling; holistic therapies, mentoring.On site Ofsted registered nursery. Women only sauna and gym.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£597,131
Latest Expenditure
£451,413

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 74.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,126
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £594,005

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £443,937
Raising Funds £7,476
Governance £6,242
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£597,131£451,413£443,937£221,273£94,66821 / 30
2023£397,348£380,4130 / 30
2022£314,526£300,6590 / 0
2021£408,553£394,0730 / 0
2020£314,526£300,6590 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers