Shap Ltd

Analysis

Shap Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01946544). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shap Ltd reported income of £4.4m and spending of £4.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.9m to £4.4m (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. 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, Shap Ltd sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include I.o.o. Limited (£4.4m), P F Charitable Trust (£4.4m) and The E P a Cephalosporin Fund (£4.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £714k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 91 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.