LEICESTER CITY OF SANCTUARY

Registered charity 1172819 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LCOS

PROVISION OF SUPPORT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS VIA THE FOLLOWING: A WEEKLY DROP-IN WITH A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL SUPPORT; ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES, SEWING CLASSES, COMPUTER CLASSES; FOOTBALL TEAM; NEW EVIDENCE SEARCH TEAM.PROVIDING SPEAKERS TO EDUCATE ON ASYLUM AND REFUGEE ISSUES TO A WIDE RANGE OF SETTINGS AND WORKING TO PROMOTE THEY INTERESTS AND INTEGRATION OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£121k

Latest spending

£107k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated on a cash basis with total receipts of £77,876 and total payments of £107,228 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a net payment of £29,352. Per the trustees' report, the charity received an independent examination with no matters causing concern regarding accounting records or accuracy. The charity's cash funds increased from £46,997 at the start of the period to £60,866 at the end, indicating sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Leicester City of Sanctuary (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev ANTHONY PETER HOBSONchair
Anne Senior
Dr Poojaben Shah
Jessamyn Helen Witthaus
Judy Qeis
Peter James Williamson
Sarah Jones
Sherri Sau-Yee Wong Hearing
Sultana Taib

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£121k	£107k
31/03/2025	£87k	£78k
31/03/2024	£88k	£101k
31/03/2023	£91k	£109k
31/03/2022	£79k	£80k

Common questions

Is LEICESTER CITY OF SANCTUARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated on a cash basis with total receipts of £77,876 and total payments of £107,228 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a net payment of £29,352. Per the trustees' report, the charity received an independent examination with no matters causing concern regarding accounting records or accuracy. The charity's cash funds increased from £46,997 at the start of the period to £60,866 at the end, indicating sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LEICESTER CITY OF SANCTUARY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEICESTER CITY OF SANCTUARY as a grant recipient include THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUND, THE REED FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUND	FY2025	£14k
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2021	—

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	28/04/2025	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/07/2024	£247k	From Seeking Sanctuary to Settlement
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/03/2020	£116k	Project 2020
A B Charitable Trust	24/01/2017	£5k	A grant to Leicester City of Sanctuary
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/03/2016	£50k	TPP1 - Stepping Stones
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/11/2014	£9k	Open Door