The William Shadwell Charity

Analysis

The William Shadwell Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The William Shadwell Charity reported income of £14k and spending of £14k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £14k (+7.8%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The William Shadwell Charity sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Martann Trust (£14k), Dazzling Dreams GB (£14k) and Selwyn Trust (£14k).