The Sheppard Trust

Analysis

The Sheppard Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06621820). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Sheppard Trust reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £566k to £1.4m (+141%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 4667%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Sheppard Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Peter Ashley Activity Centres (£1.4m), B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation (£1.4m) and The Merchant Seamen's War Memorial Society (Incorporated) (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 58%, charitable activities 27% and trading 15%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 3.7%. Reserves of £7.9m would cover about 68 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.