Shannon Trust

Analysis

Shannon Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05906258). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Shannon Trust reported income of £3.6m and spending of £3.7m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £790k to £3.6m (+353%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Shannon Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beis Yaakov Primary School Foundation (£3.6m), Community Childcare Centres (£3.6m) and Netherhall Educational Association (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64% and donations and legacies 35%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £18k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Reserves of £587k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 93 people.