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Shaw Trust

Impact Report 2024/25

Shaw Trust is the good work charity, helping people find meaningful employment — especially those with health conditions or other barriers such as poor wellbeing, unstable housing or resilience challenges. In 2024/25 (September 2024 to August 2025) the charity supported over 270,000 people, with 34,151 starting or remaining in work. Its IPS programme — an internationally recognised model for supporting people with mental health or addiction challenges — achieved 76% job retention at 26 weeks with a £2.34 return per £1 spent. Shaw Trust ran the first Connect to Work service in England through the West London Alliance and delivered WorkWell across 13 London boroughs with 84% of participants reporting wellbeing improvements. £9.7m was channelled to 46 voluntary sector partners, and the Shaw Trust Foundation launched innovative services for care-experienced young people in Ealing, Harrow and Somerset.

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Work and Health Programme (WHP); Individual Placement Support (IPS — recognised Centre of Excellence); WorkWell (North West and North Central London, 13 boroughs); Connect to Work (first in England, West London Alliance); National Careers Service; apprenticeships (883 supported); social prescribing; MSK Trailblazer; justice programmes; children's social care and education; Shaw Trust Foundation innovation fund

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 270,000+ people supported to access and stay in good work (September 2024 to August 2025); 34,151 people started or remained in work
Key Metric 2 11,665 people participated in IPS programmes — 76% still in work 26 weeks later; £2.34 return on every £1 spent on a Primary Care IPS participant within one year
Key Metric 3 103,861 people supported through careers and skills services; 100,000+ accessed the National Careers Service; 10,469 young people moved from NEET to EET

Key Outcomes

  • 84% of WorkWell participants reported wellbeing improvements; 875 employment outcomes from WorkWell (21% of those who finished remained, moved into or returned to work); 81% of social prescribing participants improved their wellbeing
  • £9.7m flowed to 46 voluntary sector organisations and SMEs through partnerships; first social impact investment made into Worker Tech Fund (alongside Better Society Capital, Friends Provident Foundation and JRF)
  • 61% of eligible young people in Shaw Trust children's homes sat their Maths and English GCSEs; 3,554 people in justice programmes received skills, education and employment support; MSK Trailblazer attracted 400+ participants in first four months

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UK-Wide

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