The Share Foundation

Analysis

The Share Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04500923). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Share Foundation reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.8m, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.6m to £1.2m (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Share Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Interlink RCT (£1.2m), Emmaus Norfolk and Waveney (£1.2m) and Working Families (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 58%, charitable activities 38% and investments 3.9%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £611k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.