SHARE COMMUNITY LIMITED

Registered charity 264894 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHARE, SHARE COMMUNITY

Share provides vocational training, education, and opportunities for personal development to disabled people - especially those with learning disabilities, who may also have autism - and those facing health related barriers to independence and employment. We have 2 social enterprises offering catering and gardening services. Based in Wandsworth, we have no geographical boundaries.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £44,024 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by an unrestricted deficit of £50,994 which was partially offset by a restricted surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £1,448,375 at year-end, with free reserves of £430,000, a level the trustees confirmed was in line with their stated policy target range of £430,000 to £460,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £430,000 to £460,000 (held: £430k)
“The Trustees have set a target range for free reserves of £430,000 to £460,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Share Community (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.3m
Cost of raising funds
£17k
Reserves (reported)
£430k
Employees
62

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 0.8% 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: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.3m£2.3m
31/03/2024£2.1m£2.0m
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.6m
31/03/2022£1.4m£1.3m
31/03/2021£1.4m£1.3m

Common questions

Is SHARE COMMUNITY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £44,024 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by an unrestricted deficit of £50,994 which was partially offset by a restricted surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £1,448,375 at year-end, with free reserves of £430,000, a level the trustees confirmed was in line with their stated policy target range of £430,000 to £460,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Who funds SHARE COMMUNITY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHARE COMMUNITY LIMITED as a grant recipient include SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED, HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, Q CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£58kDigital & Financial Empowerment Fund
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£50k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£37kChurch & Communities Programme
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£30kFood and nutrition grants
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£30kFood and nutrition grants to organisations
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£25kMatched Donations
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2024£17k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2023£10kCommunity cafe project
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£7kDisability
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£6k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£6k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2022£5k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2025£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England05/01/2026£15kActive Lifestyle and Sporting project
The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2024£20kBefriending Project
The Mercers' Company17/04/2024£105kGrant to Share Community
Sport England27/03/2024£15kActive Lifestyle and Sporting project
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2022£10kDeveloping cooking skills of disabled adults during the cost-of-living crisis
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2021£10kTherapeutic Gardening Support for Disabled Adults in South London
The National Lottery Community Fund02/03/2020£149kFamily Liaison Coordinator
The National Lottery Community Fund24/02/2020£9kBy Our Own Hand
City Bridge Foundation26/09/2019£131kGrant to Share Community Ltd
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2019£10kA New Database for Share
Sport England28/11/2017£10kWheels and Workouts
The National Lottery Community Fund19/08/2015£10kDoing more and doing it better with digital
City Bridge Foundation13/03/2014£130kGrant to Share Community Ltd
The National Lottery Community Fund21/02/2013£9kReaching out for success: a new website for SHARE Community
The National Lottery Community Fund21/12/2004£4kLife Skills Project

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 MISSION EMPLOYABLE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHARE COMMUNITY LIMITED£2.3m——within—no doubt
MISSION EMPLOYABLE FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
SHARED LIVES PLUS LIMITED FY2025£1.5m——above—no doubt
COMMUNITY CONNEX LTD. FY2025£2.5m——above71.5%no doubt
UNITY WORKS SOCIAL ENTERPRISES FY2025£3.0m——unclear—no doubt
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FY2024£1.2m—0below—no doubt

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