Sharing Lives

Analysis

Sharing Lives is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chessington. It was registered in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Sharing Lives reported income of £24k and spending of £22k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £8,236 to £24k (+187%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 234%. 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, Sharing Lives sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Torbay Handicapped Community Centre (£24k), Fakenham Baptist Community Church (£24k) and Mamy Show Foundation (£24k).