Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    SHELL FOUNDATION 

    Shell Foundation mission is to apply business thinking to major social and environmental issues linked to the energy sector - and seek to relieve poverty and hardship and protect the environment, for the public benefit, through the promotion and development of business-based solutions and supportive market environments, to target large scale impact.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
    Established: 24 years

    www.shellfoundation.org

    info@shellfoundation.org

    02079342727

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
    UN SDGs
    ?

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/12/22£26,516£24,554£1,961£0£494,444£30,61915260
    31/12/21£18,699£21,397£-2,698£0£499,489£24,65313.8250
    31/12/20£24,291£34,456£-10,165£0£459,668£17,9416.2250
    31/12/19£41,209£36,333£4,876£0£446,567£28,2379.3220
    31/12/18£21,843£21,943£-100£0£401,484£33,34918.2230
    31/12/17£26,971£29,697£-2,725£0£408,669£29,66712200
    31/12/16£27,480£25,590£1,890£0£396,332£33,17915.6170
    31/12/15£11,560£12,425£-864£1,072£314,992£19,87219.2140
    31/12/14£18,899£21,301£-2,402£572£309,467£10,8476.100
    31/12/13£16,289£25,517£-9,228£486£289,044£7,8803.700
    31/12/12£13,651£15,378£-1,728£362£277,149£9,1617.100
    31/12/11£8,079£14,215£-6,136£299£262,895£14,89212.600
    31/12/10£16,985£10,915£6,070£142£278,275£17,3211900
    31/12/09£21,505£8,574£12,931£250£245,024£12,8711800
    31/12/08£12,757£8,575£4,182£206£224,735£9,47013.300
    31/12/07£15,082£11,149£3,933£186£204,949£5,7416.200
    31/12/06£15,339£7,108£8,230£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£13,850£4,693£9,157£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£12,926£8,266£4,660£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 20%
    Highest pay band: £300,000-£350,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 4%
    Liabilities/Income: 70%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 6%
    Reserves/Spending: 15 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.7
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides other finance
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, Haiti, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Nigeria, Oman, Switzerland, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 26 employees

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (9)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 45-68
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/06/2000, number: 1080999
    • Registered at Companies House on 31/05/2000, number: 04007273
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    SHELL CENTRE
    LONDON
    SE1 7NA

    Objectives

    TO PROMOTE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD:(1) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH BY MEANS OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (INCLUDING THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH) INTO THE PROVISION AND USE OF ENERGY IN WAYS THAT REDUCE OR ELIMINATE HARMFUL EMISSIONS AND IN SUCH OTHER SUBJECTS OF STUDY AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT; AND BY OTHER SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT;(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF YOUNG PERSONS AND ADULTS OR MALE OR FEMALE ADULTS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS AT UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY CITIZENS OF COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THE UNITED KINGDOM;(3) THE ESTABLISHMENT IN LIFE OF YOUNG PERSONS AGED NOT MORE THAN 30 YEARS;(4) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SUFFERING, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS;(5) SUCH OTHER PURPOSES BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    WORLDWIDE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

    Tips for Selecting Charities

    Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
    The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
    Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
    Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
    How to become a Philanthropist
    In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

    Giving is Great