Alan Shipley Charitable Trust
Analysis
Alan Shipley Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in November 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Alan Shipley Charitable Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £16k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £14k to £16k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Alan Shipley Charitable Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bradford on Avon Playing Field Association (£16k), Harapan (£16k) and The Stanley and Lorna Graves Charitable Trust (£16k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To assist employees, retired employees of Adcock Shipley Ltd and Bridgeport Machines Ltd and their dependents and to make grants to other organisations/individuals such as the Trustees may determine
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford on Avon Playing Field Association | Wiltshire | £16k |
| Harapan | London | £16k |
| The Stanley and Lorna Graves Charitable Trust | Bristol | £16k |
| Littleham Village Hall and Range Field | Devon | £16k |