Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 3
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

SHINE CHARITY

Promoting social action amongst today?s young people, helping them to develop the skills required to become an effective volunteer, a prolific fundraiser and a productive and proactive member of society. Young people will be supported to build a social conscience and a sense of responsibility, acquiring a range of soft skills - including leadership and teamwork - whilst benefitting those in need.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£525£468£57£0£199£1032.603
31/08/22£211£235£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£255£187£68n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£88£41£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£132£113£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£25£11£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£85£122£-37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£271£296£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£732£936£-204£18£74£60.140
31/08/14£1,006£1,132£-126£45£279£70.140
31/08/13?£1,229£824£405£60£405£1632.420
29/02/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 52%
Reserves/Spending: 2.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 94.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

info@shine-charity.org

01254 674952

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 45-68
  • FAZLURRAHMAN HASSAN (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director
  • ISMAIL ADAM Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Local Government Officer
  • MOHMED HANIF SUFI Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Education
  • MUFTI HAMID PATEL Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Chief Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/02/2011, number: 1140511
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/02/2011, number: 07514472
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

Shine Charity
Shadsworth Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 2HT

Objectives

THE FURTHERANCE AND PROMOTION OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT RESTRICTION): 1 THE RELIEF OF NEED, POVERTY OR DISTRESS AMONG DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE;2 TO STRIVE FOR EDUCATION FOR ALL THE WORLD'S CHILDREN; AND3 TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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