Seashell Trust

Analysis

Seashell Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheadle. It was registered in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 04216714). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Seashell Trust reported income of £26.7m and spending of £27.4m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £37.4m to £26.7m (-29%), an average of -8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Seashell Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gurkha Welfare Trust (£26.6m), Acorns Children's Hospice Trust (£26.8m) and North Devon Homes (£26.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, donations and legacies 9.2% and trading 2.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 667 people.