Shifnal Seniors

Analysis

Shifnal Seniors is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Shifnal Seniors reported income of £14k and spending of £6,137, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2,122 to £14k (+565%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Shifnal Seniors sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% 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 Maidenhead Care (£14k), African Association for the Study of Religions (£14k) and Harlesden Lodge Benevolent Fund (£14k).