THE GREATER SHARE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1199157 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's objects are restricted specifically, in each case only for the public benefit, to advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the Directors see fit from time to time including in particular but not limited to advancing the education of people, the advancement of healthcare and protection of the environment.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE DIRECTORS SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE, THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN EACH CASE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS FOCUSSED ON EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

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

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £365,838 at the end of the period, which the trustees consider to be within their appropriate policy range of £300,000 to £400,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £67,889, driven by income from priority profit share and waived fees, against total expenditure of £1,453,858. The trustees confirm that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a range of £300,000 to £400,000 is an appropriate level of reserves for the Group to enable the Group to meet one year’s expenditure (reserves figure: £366k)
“The Board of Trustees considers that a range of £300,000 to £400,000 is an appropriate level of reserves for the Group to enable the Group to meet one year’s expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loans to subsidiaries
“The Greater Share Foundation made loans to the trading subsidiaries in prior years to cover costs incurred. Amounts owed by subsidiaries to the charity are disclosed in note 12.” — page 28
“Simpson Thacher Bartlett LLP have provided legal support to the Greater Share group for a value of £514,909 in the period to 31 December 2025 (2024: £763,298). This support is ongoing. Greenbrook Advisory have supported Greater Share with communications, digital strategy and content development. These services were valued at £192,000 (2024: £65,000).” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services in kind from related parties
“The Greater Share Foundation made loans to the trading subsidiaries in prior years to cover costs incurred. Amounts owed by subsidiaries to the charity are disclosed in note 12.” — page 28
“Simpson Thacher Bartlett LLP have provided legal support to the Greater Share group for a value of £514,909 in the period to 31 December 2025 (2024: £763,298). This support is ongoing. Greenbrook Advisory have supported Greater Share with communications, digital strategy and content development. These services were valued at £192,000 (2024: £65,000).” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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 31/12/2025

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£80,001–£90,000: 1; £250,001–£300,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2022 (received 31/10/2023, 93 days after the 30/07/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£366k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 73.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.5m£1.5m
31/12/2024£2.3m£1.9m
31/12/2023£5.4m£5.3m
30/09/2022£0£0

Common questions

Is THE GREATER SHARE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £365,838 at the end of the period, which the trustees consider to be within their appropriate policy range of £300,000 to £400,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £67,889, driven by income from priority profit share and waived fees, against total expenditure of £1,453,858. The trustees confirm that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds THE GREATER SHARE FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GREATER SHARE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE ANNABEL ARBIB FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ANNABEL ARBIB FOUNDATIONFY2024£396kEducational

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BIG GIVE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GREATER SHARE FOUNDATION£1.5m——within—no doubt
THE BIG GIVE TRUST FY2025£13.3m——unclear—no doubt
GRACE CHARITY FY2025£44k—0unclear—no doubt
GRUMPY GIVERS FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt
PROWTING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION FY2025£764k—0above—no doubt

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