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the shanly foundation

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and other charities or voluntary bodies. The Shanly Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Beaconsfield and operates in Central Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and various other locations.


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

The Shanly Foundation makes awards to organisations in South East England that work for community benefit, including: Children & young people, the elderly, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies.The Shanly Foundation was established in 1997 under previous charity number 1065044. In 2018, it updated its legal structure and registered with a new charity number 1182155.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,935,970
Latest Expenditure
£2,112,907

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 109.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,807,220
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £128,750
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,112,907
Raising Funds £0
Governance £9,258
Grants to Institutions £2,054,188
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,935,970£2,112,907£2,112,907£2,654,586£2,654,5861 / 0
2023£1,407,510£1,786,900£1,786,900£2,831,523£2,831,5231 / 0
2022£1,286,659£1,352,631£1,352,631£3,210,913£3,210,9131 / 0
2021£567,673£842,597£842,597£3,276,885£3,276,8851 / 0
2020£1,580,513£971,230£971,230£3,551,809£3,551,8091 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers