Sherburn House Charity

Analysis

Sherburn House Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in March 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11196374). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Sherburn House Charity reported income of £4.3m and spending of £3.3m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.5m to £4.3m (+183%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sherburn House Charity sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cambrian Education Trust (£4.3m), Undershaw Education Trust (£4.3m) and Magic (UK) Limited (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69% and investments 27%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £728k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 66 people.