THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA

Charity number: 311697
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SYP Trust provides grants and support to small organisations working to transform the lives of children and young people in London by helping them to learn, be healthy, be heard, and be active citizens. We support work to remove the barriers and challenges many young people face when working towards these goals and which contribute to the widening inequality in our society.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £276,523
Total expenditure: £310,654

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 January 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA (Working name)
  • SHAFTESBURY YOUNG PEOPLE (Working name)
  • SYP Trust (Working name)
Company number:
00081186 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Clare Searle Chair 27 April 2017
None on record
Danielle Natalie Vassell-Ahiaku Trustee 05 December 2023
None on record
Trisha Thompson Trustee 05 December 2023
None on record
Georgia Booth Trustee 01 March 2022
None on record
Sarah Irving Trustee 01 March 2022
THE PENCARRIE FOUNDATION
Recently registered
Roger Black Trustee 15 December 2016
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, BATTERSEA
Received: On time
Elliot Mark Bancroft Trustee 10 September 2015
THE FU SHU QUN FOUNDATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £899.01k £560.00k £226.22k £890.62k £276.52k
Total expenditure £1.05m £440.00k £436.16k £394.34k £310.65k
Income from government contracts £154.35k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £690.36k £240.00k N/A £173.79k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities £154.35k £0 N/A £0 N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment £30.65k £86.00k N/A £286.41k N/A
Income - Other £23.66k £234.00k N/A £430.43k N/A
Income - Legacies £601.42k £149.00k N/A £169.19k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £712.70k £439.00k N/A £331.52k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £10.17k £1.00k N/A £62.82k N/A
Expenditure - Governance £77.90k £13.00k N/A £7.25k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £144.00k N/A £151.50k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 N/A £62.82k N/A
Expenditure - Other £322.89k £0 N/A £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 17 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 17 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 06 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 07 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 07 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 19 November 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 JUNE 1904 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 17 APRIL 1950 19 AUGUST 1976 26 MAY 1977 AND 10 DECEMBER 2008 as amended on 25 May 2021

Charitable objects

TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED OR IN CARE IN ORDER TO RELIEVE THEIR NEEDS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING BY: HELPING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISION MAKING AND TO HAVING THEIR VIEW HEARD; HELPING THEM TO LEARN AND TAKE PART IN A WIDE RANGE OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES; HELPING THEM TO BE HEALTHY; HELPING THEM TO STAY SAFE; HELPING THEM TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY; AND HELPING THEM TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 311697-3 ADMIRAL SIR HEATH'S FUND
Governing document
LETTER DATED 21/03/1974 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 24/06/1976 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 09/12/2011
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 09 January 1964 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
TC Group
Waverley House
115-119 Holdenhurst Road
BOURNEMOUTH
BH8 8DY
Phone:
07801501324
Email:
info@shaftesbury.org.uk
Website:

www.shaftesburyyoungpeople.org Open in new window