Take Shelter

Analysis

Take Shelter is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in March 2023, 3 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 provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Take Shelter reported income of £76k and spending of £65k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2025, income grew from £41k to £76k (+86%), an average of +86% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Take Shelter sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Lancashire Railway Preservation Society Limited (£76k), Biddestone Village Hall and Recreation Trust (£76k) and East Yorkshire Federation of Womens Institutes (£76k).