The Jean Shanks Foundation

Analysis

The Jean Shanks Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Henley-On-Thames. It was registered in November 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Jean Shanks Foundation reported income of £639k and spending of £596k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £467k to £639k (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 126% 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 Jean Shanks Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 West London Action for Children (£639k), Kadwa Patidar Samaj (UK) Limited (£639k) and Bayis Lepleitos (£639k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 16%. Grants to other organisations totalled £435k. Reserves of £33.2m would cover about 649 months of spending at that rate.