Shalsheles

Analysis

Shalsheles is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Shalsheles reported income of £681k and spending of £549k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £299k to £681k (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Shalsheles sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ace (Anglia) Limited (£680k), Unique Kidz & Co (£681k) and Naval Families Federation (£680k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3,836. Reserves of £821k would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.