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shannon trust

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Activities & Mission

Delivering a peer-led Reading Plan where prisoners who can read teach prisoners who cannot in prisons across England, Wales & Northern Ireland.

Fundraising

See where Shannon Trust is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,580,596
Latest Expenditure
£3,525,639

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 96.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,246,215
Charitable Activities £2,313,479
Other Trading £0
Investments £20,794
Other Income £108

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,386,039
Raising Funds £139,600
Governance £11,237
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,580,596£3,525,639£3,386,039£862,326£640,77388 / 119
2023£2,468,002£2,248,852£2,142,988£807,369£592,55848 / 202
2022£1,110,478£1,118,728£1,014,208£588,219£443,76819 / 156
2021£789,717£755,709£682,645£596,469£595,11211 / 150
2020£813,452£657,609£607,037£562,461£518,73010 / 150

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
International House
101 King's Cross Road
LONDON
WC1X 9LP
Registration Date
14 December 2006
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
4027074
Charity Number
1117249

Trustees

John Bensted
William Idris Griffin Payne
Brenda Rose Bates
Andrew Michael Reid
John Michael Wemms
Ceri Godwin
Pankaj Sethi
Joanna Nadine Marston
Thomas Robert Saunders

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • THE SHANNON TRUST