Shiplake Court Limited

Analysis

Shiplake Court Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Henley-On-Thames. It was registered in April 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00612809). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Shiplake Court Limited reported income of £16.2m and spending of £14.8m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £11.8m to £16.2m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Shiplake Court Limited sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clayesmore School (£14.8m), Sports Aid Trust (£16.8m) and Tameside Sports Trust (£14.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £4.5m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 195 people.