The Shoreditch Trust

Analysis

The Shoreditch Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03894363). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Shoreditch Trust reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.8m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.9m to £1.7m (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Shoreditch Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Thoracic Oncology Group (£1.7m), Energise Me (£1.7m) and Institute of Health Visiting (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 72%, investments 18% and donations and legacies 9.3%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £215k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.