The Sheiling Special Education Trust

Analysis

The Sheiling Special Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08116370). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Sheiling Special Education Trust reported income of £10.1m and spending of £9.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8.6m to £10.1m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Sheiling Special Education Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include bp Helios Fund (£10.1m), Diverse Abilities Plus Ltd. (£10.4m) and Freeways (£10.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £518. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £13.6m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 244 people.