The Shade Trust

Analysis

The Shade Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Shade Trust reported income of £725k and spending of £697k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £764k to £725k (-5.0%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Shade Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beyond Food Foundation (£725k), Dalgarno Trust (£726k) and Aspiring Communities (£725k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £695k.