Shrewsbury & Oswestry Crucial Crew
Analysis
Shrewsbury & Oswestry Crucial Crew is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Shrewsbury & Oswestry Crucial Crew reported income of £22k and spending of £24k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,945 to £22k (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Shrewsbury & Oswestry Crucial Crew sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Sun Hill Infant School (£22k), Friends of Lorenden (Preparatory School) (£22k) and Landulph Village Hall (£22k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provides life skills training for up to 1560 year 6 pupils a year from approx.50 schools in the Shrewsbury and Oswestry area. Children of all abilities attend an annual event during the first two weeks in June. The appropriate specialists provide 13 scenarios which include; electrical safety, farm safety, gas safety, drugs and alcohol awareness, safety in and away from the home, etc.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Sun Hill Infant School | Alresford | £22k |
| Friends of Lorenden (Preparatory School) | Faversham | £22k |
| Landulph Village Hall | Saltash | £22k |
| The Bellaria Foundation | 3rd floor | £22k |