Shape

Analysis

Shape is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Shape reported income of £226k and spending of £182k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £118k to £226k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shape sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hamsayeh International (£226k), Incorporated Bournemouth Free Church Council (£226k) and The Generation Trust (£226k).