SUSTAINABILITY. HEALTH. ENVIRONMENT. DEVELOPMENT.

Registered charity 1185591 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHED

Promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public. Promote equality and diversity for the public benefit.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.8m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received a significant donation of £3,500,000 from a single donor, resulting in a net income of £2,992,500 and unrestricted reserves of £3,089,417. The trustees have adopted a reserves policy to maintain £250,000 at all times, which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted funds. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £250,000 (held: £3.1m)
“SHED Trustee's have agreed that it will always ensure £250,000 a Reserve Policy at all times.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Maxwell & Co. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£2.8m
Total spending
£3.2m
Reserves (reported)
£2.7m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~10.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: France · Netherlands · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£2.8m£3.2m
31/07/2024£6.6m£3.6m
31/07/2023£5k£4.1m
31/07/2022£3.5m£3.7m
31/07/2021£3.5m£3.7m

Common questions

Is SUSTAINABILITY. HEALTH. ENVIRONMENT. DEVELOPMENT. financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received a significant donation of £3,500,000 from a single donor, resulting in a net income of £2,992,500 and unrestricted reserves of £3,089,417. The trustees have adopted a reserves policy to maintain £250,000 at all times, which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted funds. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Maxwell & Co.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SUSTAINABILITY. HEALTH. ENVIRONMENT. DEVELOPMENT.£2.8m—0above—no doubt
LTPP FY2024£3.1m—0above—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
BNJC FY2025£4.1m——unclear—no doubt
PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND FY2025£781k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FY2024£406k—0unclear—no doubt

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