Shunem Trust

Analysis

Shunem Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in July 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Shunem Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £17k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £14k to £15k (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Shunem Trust sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Long Sutton Consolidated Charity (£15k), Radwinter Almshouses (£15k) and Warmingham and District Parish Hall (£15k).