Shared Lives South West

Analysis

Shared Lives South West is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05025213). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shared Lives South West reported income of £8.6m and spending of £8.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.0m to £8.6m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Shared Lives South West 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 Autism.west Midlands (£8.4m), Minstead Trust (£8.7m) and Elidyr Communities Trust (£8.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £637k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.