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Broadstairs Town Shed

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1163509BroadstairsGrant-making and general purposes
Income£221k2025-03-31
Spending£107ksame year
Spent / received64%5-year average
Size in its cause87th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered2015Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Broadstairs Town Shed is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Broadstairs. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09122651). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Broadstairs Town Shed reported income of £221k and spending of £107k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £41k to £221k (+436%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Broadstairs Town Shed sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% 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 The Samuel Storey Family Charitable Trust (£221k), The Ingram Trust (£221k) and WH Community Trust (£220k).

Income and spending

£0£55k£110k£166k£221k2021 Income: £41,1802021 Spending: £30,77420212022 Income: £39,2202022 Spending: £43,74220222023 Income: £93,4512023 Spending: £77,35620232024 Income: £121,6242024 Spending: £74,35120242025 Income: £220,8042025 Spending: £106,5282025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Our activities include: - Broadstairs Town Shed - the opportunity for older people to take part in wood working sessions and offers a space for skills to be shared and learnt. This project has given a purpose back in life to some lonely people. - Litterpicking events - Gardening groups - RRR - a forum for our community to work together to help with the war against plastic

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Samuel Storey Family Charitable TrustLondon£221k
The Ingram TrustLondon£221k
WH Community TrustWorthing£220k
The Charles Dunstone Charitable TrustLondon£222k