SHARED SPACE

Registered charity 1161862 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST UNEMPLOYED PERSONS IN PARTICULAR BY TRAINING OR ASSISTING THEM TO OBTAIN TRAINING IN SUCH SKILLS AS WILL FIT THEM FOR EMPLOYMENT.THE RELIEF OF THE POOR AND NEEDY OR TO OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE, INSTITUTION, SOCIETY, OR OBJECT AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£151k
Latest spending
£139k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the financial statements were prepared on a receipts and payments basis for the year ending 31 December 2024. The trustees report that sales income reached a record level and the number of volunteers increased to more than 150. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting two months' running costs to ensure core activities can continue during unforeseen difficulties.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months’ running costs
“On this basis and having reviewed the approach in the course of the year, the Trustees believe that for 2024 a reserve equivalent to two months’ running costs should be maintained.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex · Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£151k£139k
31/12/2023£155k£122k
31/12/2022£136k£120k
31/12/2021£134k£206k
31/12/2020£279k£180k

Common questions

Is SHARED SPACE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the financial statements were prepared on a receipts and payments basis for the year ending 31 December 2024. The trustees report that sales income reached a record level and the number of volunteers increased to more than 150. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting two months' running costs to ensure core activities can continue during unforeseen difficulties. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2020£65kSouthend Emergency Fund

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CORNERSTONE CHURCH GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHARED SPACE£151k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CORNERSTONE CHURCH GROUP FY2025£226k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE FY2024£207k—0within—no doubt
THE ZACCHAEUS 2000 TRUST FY2024£956k£70,001 - £80,0001within—no doubt
WARRINGTON TRAINING TRUST LIMITED FY2025£419k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD OVERCOMERS HOUSE CHIPPENHAM FY2024£109k——unclear—no doubt

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