Shirley Old People's Welfare Committee Limited

Analysis

Shirley Old People's Welfare Committee Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Solihull. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09364967). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shirley Old People's Welfare Committee Limited reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £760k to £1.1m (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Shirley Old People's Welfare Committee Limited 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 Women's Aid in Luton (£1.1m), Church of England Soldiers', Sailors' & Airmen's Clubs (£1.1m) and Bosco Society Ltd (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £158k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.