The James & Shirley Sherwood Foundation
Analysis
The James & Shirley Sherwood Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The James & Shirley Sherwood Foundation reported income of £372k and spending of £339k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £8 to £372k (+4649262%), an average of +3496% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 3274475%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The James & Shirley Sherwood Foundation 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 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Museum of Music History (£372k), Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas (£372k) and Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust (£372k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the The James and Shirley Sherwood Foundation is to advance such charitable purposes for the public benefit as the trustees may from time to time in their absolute discretion determine in particular (but without limitation) the advancement of education; and the advancement of the arts (in particular but without limitation botanical art), culture, heritage and science.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Museum of Music History | Reading | £372k |
| Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | London | £372k |
| Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust | Grimsby | £372k |
| Heads Together Productions Limited | West Yorkshire | £372k |