Energize Shropshire Telford and Wrekin

Analysis

Energize Shropshire Telford and Wrekin is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08066413). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Energize Shropshire Telford and Wrekin reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £938k to £1.0m (+8.8%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 39%. 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, Energize Shropshire Telford and Wrekin 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 The Freedom Community Trust Limited (£1.0m), The Eq Foundation (£1.0m) and The Friends of Moorfields Eye Hospital (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51%, charitable activities 45%, investments 2.1% and trading 2.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £8,926. Reserves of £301k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.