Shelter Now UK

Analysis

Shelter Now UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northern Ireland. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Shelter Now UK reported income of £46k and spending of £47k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £117k to £46k (-60%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Shelter Now UK sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All in Sound (£46k), Bridgend Athletic Club (£46k) and Living God's Temple (£46k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.