Sheffield Futures

Analysis

Sheffield Futures is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02963378). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sheffield Futures reported income of £1.3m and spending of £2.0m, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.4m to £1.3m (-62%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sheffield Futures sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunnylands Limited (£1.3m), St Christopher's School Trust (Epsom) Limited (£1.3m) and Greenfields Educational Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76%, trading 17%, investments 5.5% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 57 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.