SEASHELL TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The charity provides high quality specialist care and education, including physical training, to children and young adults with one or more form of complex communication and learning difficulties which means that they require special provision. Royal Schools for the Deaf, Manchester (charity no 526091) gifted certain assets and its operating activities to Seashell Trust on 1 September 2008.
Latest income
£26.7m
Expenditure
£27.4m
Financial year end
2025-08-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £37.4m | £18.0m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £20.3m | £19.4m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £27.4m | £23.1m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £45.3m | £27.2m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £26.7m | £27.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £2.5m |
| Charitable activities | £23.4m |
| Trading | £573k |
| Investment income | £250k |
| Total income | £26.7m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £26.6m |
| Raising funds | £675k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £0 |
| Total expenditure | £27.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £1.3m |
| Total funds | £61.7m |
| — restricted | £1.7m |
| — unrestricted | £1.6m |
| — endowment | £58.4m |
| Total assets | £61.7m |
| Cash | £3.5m |
People
| Employees | 667 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- Accommodation/housing
- Amateur Sport
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it works
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.