Lifeshare Limited

Analysis

Lifeshare Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in November 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02946401). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lifeshare Limited reported income of £506k and spending of £260k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £325k to £506k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lifeshare Limited sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmanuel Church London (£506k), Congregation of Our Lady, Canonesses of St Augustine CIO (£506k) and Manchester Central Foodbank (£506k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71% and charitable activities 29%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £102k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £266k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.