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coram shakespeare schools foundation

The charity supports children and young people and people with disabilities. Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

SSF transforms lives through the unique power of Shakespeare. Our activities help thousands of young people to improve literacy and develop life skills of empathy, confidence and teamwork.We produce an annual UK-wide youth drama festival at local, professional theatres, providing 6 months' support to teachers and casts. Additional curriculum resources and workshops further increase our reach.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,090,213
Latest Expenditure
£1,101,666

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 97.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 96.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £144,567
Charitable Activities £665,601
Other Trading £38,387
Investments £0
Other Income £241,658

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,065,644
Raising Funds £36,022
Governance £12,125
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,090,213£1,101,666£1,065,644£330,666£330,66615 / 0
2023£1,106,062£1,172,252£1,075,185£342,119£337,11915 / 0
2022£1,300,329£955,696£850,200£408,309£377,42613 / 0
2021£893,855£828,500£685,321£63,676£11,67618 / 0
2020£1,630,568£1,799,283£1,423,978-£1,679£054 / 2

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers