The Sharples Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Sharples Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Sharples Charitable Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £7,714, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £8,659 to £12k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Sharples Charitable Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Macclesfield Castle Trust Fund (£12k), The Jean and David Hill Charitable Trust (£12k) and The Lindsay Trust (£12k).