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All Aboard Shops Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1125462WatfordHealth and saving lives
Income£3.5m2025-12-31
Spending£3.6msame year
Spent / received98%5-year average
Size in its cause95th pctHealth and saving lives
Registered2008Charitable company
Employees120latest return

Analysis

All Aboard Shops Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02571767). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, All Aboard Shops Limited reported income of £3.5m and spending of £3.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £3.5m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, All Aboard Shops Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Spring Impact (£3.5m), Cure Eb (Formerly Known As Sohana Research Fund) (£3.5m) and Mq: Transforming Mental Health (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 93% and donations and legacies 6.6%. Charitable activities took 0.5% of spending and raising funds 99%. Grants to other organisations totalled £19k. Reserves of £400k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 120 people.

Income and spending

£0£889k£1.8m£2.7m£3.6m2021 Income: £2,937,7172021 Spending: £2,670,95720212022 Income: £3,357,1972022 Spending: £3,232,95420222023 Income: £3,475,7962023 Spending: £3,437,64020232024 Income: £3,433,4682024 Spending: £3,518,29820242025 Income: £3,547,6312025 Spending: £3,555,1722025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 6.6%
  • Trading 93%
  • Investments 0.1%
  • Other 0.0%

In the charity's own words

The Charity operates retail shops selling donated goods. The profits from these operations are donated to a number of UK charities to promote the ideals of recycling and working for a cleaner and healthier enviroment.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Spring ImpactLondon£3.5m
Cure Eb (Formerly Known As Sohana Research Fund)London£3.5m
Mq: Transforming Mental HealthLondon£3.5m
Derby County Community TrustDerby£3.5m