Shadow to Shine CIO

Analysis

Shadow to Shine CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, 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 August 2025, Shadow to Shine CIO reported income of £160k and spending of £177k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2023 to August 2025, income grew from £121k to £160k (+32%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Shadow to Shine CIO sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Durham Area Disability Leisure Group (£160k), Joseph Patrick Trust (£160k) and Asum UK (£160k).