The Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation

Analysis

The Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Markfield. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation reported income of £384k and spending of £508k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £178k to £384k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotherham Parents Forum Limited (£384k), International Humanitarian Relief (£385k) and Magpie Dance (£384k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.