SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED

Registered charity 1081829 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM

The activities of the charity aim to meet the following criteriaTo attract and maintain public and private resources into the areaTo foster a vibrant and active communityTo improve community use of the natural and built environmentTo improve local use of public servicesTo improve the sustainabitltiy of the organisation

Objects

THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION, AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE SHARROW AREA OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY THE BRING TOGETHER OF VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY, STATUTORY AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROMOTE URBAN REGENERATION (FOR FULL DETAILS SEE GOVERNING DOCUMENT)

Area of benefit: SHARROW SHEFFIELD SOUTH YORKSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£604k
Latest spending
£759k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £155,019 for the year ended 31 March 2026, a significant reversal from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £8,428, which the trustees consider below the level required to meet contingency and cash flow needs, prompting the charity to secure a £77,000 loan from the Key Fund.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (77% of income)
“Total incoming resources 146,982 457,280 604,262” — page 15
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: The trustees consider that free reserves are required to ensure that it has sufficient funds for the following purposes: a. a contingency fund to meet unforeseen emergencies or in the event of a significant drop in funding b. a contingency fund to meet planned expenditure commitments which cannot be met from expected future income c. a fund to meet any unexpected troughs in cash flow income streams to enable the charity to continue with its planned activities while consideration is given to ways in which the charity may raise additional funds. (reserves figure: £8k)
“The trustees consider that free reserves are required to ensure that it has sufficient funds for the following purposes: a. a contingency fund to meet unforeseen emergencies or in the event of a significant drop in funding b. a contingency fund to meet planned expenditure commitments which cannot be met from expected future income c. a fund to meet any unexpected troughs in cash flow income streams to enable the charity to continue with its planned activities while consideration is given to ways in which the charity may raise additional funds.” — page 9
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Winter & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Government income: £523,906 — contracts £143,043 (3), grants £380,863 (7); 87% of the £604,262 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Government income: £2,718,477 — grants £2,718,477 (8); 91% of the £2,983,107 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 11
  • Government income: £686,959 — contracts £234,006 (2), grants £452,953 (7); 81% of the £845,530 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£544k
Total spending
£756k
Reserves (reported)
£44k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£604k£759k
31/03/2025£3.0m£772k
31/03/2024£846k£559k
31/03/2023£528k£553k
31/03/2022£839k£745k

Common questions

Is SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £155,019 for the year ended 31 March 2026, a significant reversal from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £8,428, which the trustees consider below the level required to meet contingency and cash flow needs, prompting the charity to secure a £77,000 loan from the Key Fund. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Winter & Co.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/01/2026£14kFood for Futures
Sport England06/10/2025£12kMove Your Body!
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2018£351kOne for All, All for One
The National Lottery Community Fund14/09/2016£9kMade in Sharrow
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2015£8kSharrow Social Media Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund30/05/2012£6kBlend Cafe

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BARLOW MOOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED£604k—0unclear—no doubt
BARLOW MOOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2026£544k—0above—no doubt
SALFORD COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SERVICES FY2025£6.4min excess of £60,0002unclear—no doubt
THE SHARPHAM TRUST FY2025£2.2m——above—no doubt
PORTOBELLO COMMUNITY FORUM FY2025£40k—0below—no doubt
MURRAY HALL COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.7m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.