The Shaw Lane Foundation

Analysis

The Shaw Lane Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04856020). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Shaw Lane Foundation reported income of £123k and spending of £102k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £25k to £123k (+401%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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 Shaw Lane Foundation sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Osgoldcross Forum Limited (£123k), Little People UK (£123k) and Mayfield and Five Ashes Community Services (£123k).