The Abbeyfield Shanklin Society Limited

Analysis

The Abbeyfield Shanklin Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shanklin. It was registered in December 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00776563). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Abbeyfield Shanklin Society Limited reported income of £561k and spending of £342k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £220k to £561k (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Abbeyfield Shanklin Society Limited sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Eventide Homes (£561k), Sandwell Homeless and Resettlement Project Limited (£566k) and Hull United Charities (£558k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 53%, donations and legacies 45% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £560k would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.