The Shaw Lands Trust
Analysis
The Shaw Lands Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending June 2025, The Shaw Lands Trust reported income of £61k and spending of £44k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £49k to £61k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Shaw Lands Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Richard Challoner School Parent Teacher and Friends Association (£61k), Cliffe Woods Community Association (£61k) and Valley Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£61k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Shaw Lands Trust is a grant making organisation awarding grants to registered charities in Barnsley and educational grants to students resident in Barnsley
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Challoner School Parent Teacher and Friends Association | New Malden | £61k |
| Cliffe Woods Community Association | Rochester | £61k |
| Valley Primary School Parent Teacher Association | Kent | £61k |
| The PTA of Parish C of E Primary School | Bromley | £61k |