The SHM Foundation

Analysis

The SHM Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The SHM Foundation reported income of £1.0m and spending of £986k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £741k to £1.0m (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The SHM Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Oglesby Charitable Trust (£1.0m), The London Pathway (£1.0m) and Africa Research Excellence Fund (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £136k. Reserves of £357k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.