NSPCC vs Shelter
NSPCC grades higher: B against B-.
Registered charity #216401
A frontline child-protection charity running Childline and a national helpline at real scale, currently spending slightly more than it raises and carrying a heavy fundraising load.
Read the full receiptRegistered charity #263710
A credible housing and homelessness charity that mixes frontline advice with heavy campaigning, currently running a deficit and carrying a fundraising load almost as large as its direct service spend.
Read the full receiptThe numbers
Side by side, from the accounts
NSPCC
Shelter
Mar 2025
Year ended
Mar 2025
£120m
Income
£77m
£122m
Spending
£80m
1,484
Staff
1,226
3,909
Volunteers
2,652
12
Trustees
12
None
Flags raised
None
Each column shows the latest year that charity has filed, so the periods can differ. Spend ratios appear only where both charities disclose them at that level of detail. See methodology.