Sheffcare Limited

Analysis

Sheffcare Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02538734). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sheffcare Limited reported income of £17.4m and spending of £16.5m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13.3m to £17.4m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sheffcare Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospiscare (£17.4m), The Gloucestershire Care Partnership (£17.5m) and The Nesta Trust (£17.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 540 people.