Shift.ms

Analysis

Shift.ms is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 06000961). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Shift.ms reported income of £1.2m and spending of £955k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.2m (+15%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Shift.ms sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 The Z.s.v. Trust (£1.2m), Architects Benevolent Society (£1.2m) and The Racing Foundation (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 43%, charitable activities 34% and trading 23%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £263k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.