SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE)

Active
Company number 01744121Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 1983

Key figures

£243,780,000-0.3%
Net assets 2024/25
-0.3%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
0100 m200 m300 m2023/242024/25

† SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE) filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Like most small UK companies, SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE) does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 78109

Where the company stands among the 23,869 active companies whose first SIC code is 78109 (Other activities of employment placement agencies).

Net assets£243,780,000
Higher than 99% · median £9,796
Total assets£292,118,000
Higher than 99% · median £56,090
Cash£27,342,000
Higher than 99% · median £33,297
Employees4,998
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age43.3 years
Older than 99% · median 4.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. SUPPORT STAFF SERVICES LIMITED£847.8m
  2. MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED£618.9m
  3. INDEPENDENT CLINICAL SERVICES LIMITED£435.1m
  4. SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE)£243.8m
  5. TEACHING PERSONNEL LIMITED£212.3m
  6. ASTON CARTER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£117.1m
  7. SWIFT WORLDWIDE RESOURCES BIDCO LIMITED£116.6m
  8. ROBERT WALTERS HOLDINGS LIMITED£67.2m
  9. MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED£57.4m
  10. PROSPERO GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£50.4m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 23,869. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE)

What kind of company is it?

SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE) is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 01744121. It was incorporated on 3 Aug 1983. Its status is active. The registered office is in Oldbury (B69). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other activities of employment placement agencies (78109), other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c. (88990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Aug 2025); the company files group accounts. Net assets were £243,780,000, down 0.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £27,342,000. Total assets were £292,118,000 and total liabilities £39,951,000. The company had an average of 4,998 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 23,869 active companies whose first SIC code is 78109: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £9,796). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £56,090). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £33,297). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 4.9 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 30 public contract award notices from 21 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £89.2m. Its most frequent buyer is Ministry of Justice (5 contracts). 5 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 287785) with a latest reported income of £291.1m. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 16 days to pay suppliers, and 4% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 5.6% lower than for men. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

4 of 13 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 May 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Cash at bank and in hand31,637,00027,342,000
Total assets293,769,000292,118,000
Total liabilities40,170,00039,951,000
Net assets / total equity244,567,000243,780,000
Average number of employees5,1244,998

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

30 contracts

SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE) is named as a supplier in 30 public contract award notices from 21 public sector buyers since 2017. The 23 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £89.2m. 5 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers21
Ministry of Justice
5 contracts · £33.9m
Essex County Council
2 contracts · £9.8m
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
2 contracts · £8.6m
NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON ICB
2 contracts · £5.1m
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB
2 contracts · £1.2m
Contracts
  1. G Cloud 15‡Government Commercial Agency · shared by 2,744 suppliers, up to £14,000,000,000 in total · runs until Aug 2030
  2. REQ-1664 Connect to Work Lot 1A- Individual Placement and Supported (IPS) Out of Work-LincolnshireLincolnshire County Council · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £1,801,924 in total · runs until Mar 2030
  3. Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority Connect to Work (CtW) ProgrammeHull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority · runs until Mar 2030
  4. Connect to Work (Supported Employment) - IPS Provision in North, Mid and East KentKent County Council · runs until Apr 2028
  5. WMCA Connect To Work - Black CountryWest Midlands Combined Authority · £1,902,721 · runs until Mar 2027
Show 25 more
  1. Independent Living Assessment ToolStaffordshire County Council · £45,000
  2. Connect to Work (Greater Essex)Essex County Council · £9,803,898 · runs until Mar 2028
  3. Framework Agreement for Connect to Work - Regional Individual Placement and Support (IPS) ServicesSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · £4,942,496 · runs until Mar 2028
  4. Connect to WorkNorfolk County Council · £1,821,200 · runs until Mar 2030
  5. Individual Placement and Support Service to NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care BoardNHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board · £5,934,975
  6. Aids and Adaptations Self Assessment ToolGateshead Borough Council · £31,750 · runs until Apr 2027
  7. Work Well - Shaw TrustNHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON ICB · £3,406,200
  8. Work Well - Shaw TrustNHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON ICB · £1,703,100
  9. Online self-assessment tool for self-help and disability equipment via CCS RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14 Lot 2 Cloud SoftwareSouthend-on-sea Borough Council · £42,500 · runs until Feb 2028
  10. Individual Placement and Support (IPS) for people with Severe Mental Illness (SMI) and/or complex Mental Health needs in Community Mental Health TeamsNHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board · £15,452,825
  11. Trusted Assessor TrainingSANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · £24,120
  12. Connect for Health Social Prescribing ProgrammeNHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB · £1,043,350
  13. Acute-based Social Prescribing Link Worker service (Hospital to Home) and Respiratory -focused Social Prescribing Link Worker serviceNHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB · £178,000
  14. Additional Capacity/Contingency Refugee Employability Programme - End to End Provider: East LondonREED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED · £195,000
  15. CFO Evolution Programme - Lot 6 East of EnglandMinistry of Justice · £7,836,497 · runs until Apr 2027
  16. CFO Evolution Programme - Lot 9 South EastMinistry of Justice · £9,546,889 · runs until Apr 2027
  17. AskSARA Licence AgreementNorth Yorkshire Council · £32,063 · runs until Apr 2027
  18. Awarded Contract - AskSara Online - Trafford CouncilSTAR PROCUREMENT LIMITED · £60,325 · runs until Mar 2029
  19. Refugee Employability Programme - End to End ProvidersREED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £7,055,445 in total
  20. SELEP COVID-19 Recovery Skills TrainingESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £1,700,000 in total
  21. CFO Activity Hubs 2021-2023 East of England LotMinistry of Justice. · £3,312,500
  22. CFO Activity Hubs 2021-2023 West Midlands LotMinistry of Justice. · £9,937,500
  23. CFO Activity Hubs 2021-2023 East Midlands LotMinistry of Justice. · £3,312,500
  24. Intensive Personalised Employment SupportDEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS · £8,600,000
  25. Work and Health ProgrammeDEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £794,744,679 in total · runs until Dec 2026

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
16 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
4%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 96%
  • 31 to 60 days 3%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
28 Feb 2026
17
95%
5%
31 Aug 2025
17
93%
7%
28 Feb 2025
17
95%
5%
31 Aug 2024
17
96%
4%
28 Feb 2024
18
92%
8%
31 Aug 2023
19
92%
8%
28 Feb 2023
18
93%
7%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 5.6% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 7.7% lower
Median bonus pay
women 4.8% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter73.4% womenLower middle72.4% womenUpper middle64.5% womenUpper pay quarter62.8% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 4.2% lower
women 7.1% lower
2023/24
women 3.7% lower
women 6.8% lower
2022/23
women 1% lower
women 6.5% lower
2021/22
women 7.6% lower
women 9.1% lower
2020/21
women 4.5% lower
women 12.8% lower
2019/20
women 0.9% lower
women 11.7% lower
2018/19
women 4% higher
women 1.6% lower
2017/18
women 2.1% higher
women 1.6% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements1
2027
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 287785
Registered with the Charity Commission
8 Sep 1983
Income, year to 31 Aug 2025
£291.1m
Spending
£289.1m

Shaw Trust provides services to people who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged, principally to help them find employment or to develop work and independence skills.

View on the register of charities

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

History

3 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £243.8m, 4,998 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £244.6m, 5,124 employees
  3. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.