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| Founded | 1982 |
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| Type | Charity |
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Area served | England, Wales, Scotland, Poland, Romania |
Key people | Chris Luck CEO |
| Website | www |
Shaw Trust is a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom which supports people with complex needs[1] into good work. It was founded in the village of Shaw in Wiltshire in 1982.[2]
Shaw Trust surpluses are reinvested through its charitable Shaw Trust Foundation[3] into programmes to improve prospects for individuals and communities.
In 2017, Shaw Trust acquired Ixion[4] and Prospects, making it the 14th largest charity in the UK.[5] It has 3,000 employees supported by 850 volunteers, and delivers contracts for major funding agencies including the European Social Fund, Department for Work and Pensions, Big Lottery Fund, Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Education, Ministry of Justice and local government and employers.[citation needed]
Since 2019, the CEO has been Chris Luck.
- ^ The All Party Parliamentary Group on Complex Needs and Dual Diagnosis (APPG). "FACTSHEET 1: COMPLEX NEEDS AND DUAL DIAGNOSIS" (PDF). Turning Point. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Who we are". Shaw Trust. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Shaw Trust Foundation". Shaw Trust.
- ^ Farrell, Stephen (7 June 2017). "SHAW TRUST ACQUIRES IXION". Insider Media. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Preston, Rob (4 December 2017). "Shaw Trust buys £76m employment firm". Civil Society. Retrieved 19 November 2021.