The Great Shelford Village Charity

Analysis

The Great Shelford Village Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Great Shelford. It was registered in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Great Shelford Village Charity reported income of £470k and spending of £380k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £766k to £470k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 362%. Over the whole period it spent 48% 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 Great Shelford Village Charity sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Abilitysport Federation Ltd (£469k), New Futures Project (£470k) and The Food Chain (UK) Limited (£469k).