Shropshire Me Group
Analysis
Shropshire Me Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Shropshire Me Group reported income of £23k and spending of £12k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £16k to £23k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 294%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Shropshire Me Group sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Backwell Parish Hall (£23k), Glenfield U3a (£23k) and Bertha's Legacy (£23k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Shropshire ME Group is a self-help group supporting patients with ME/Chronic Fatigue Symdrome to understand and cope with their symptoms. This is achieved by: providing a membership scheme paid by annual suscription, issuing a quarterly newsletter to update members on news and medical advances in treating ME, providing a website, and a Facebook page for members to communicate with each other.
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Backwell Parish Hall | Bristol | £23k |
| Glenfield U3a | Leicester | £23k |
| Bertha's Legacy | Mildenhall | £23k |
| International Iga Nephropathy | Leicester | £23k |