Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified

SHELTERBOX TRUST 

ShelterBox provides emergency shelter and vital supplies to support communities around the world overwhelmed by disaster and humanitarian crises.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 21 years

shelterbox.org

hello@shelterbox.org

01872302600

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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£22,279£17,555£4,724£3,559£20,194£13,0989126260
31/12/21£14,193£11,664£2,529£3,570£15,470£10,18410.5124210
31/12/20£13,977£11,460£2,517£3,123£12,941£8,3798.8125263
31/12/19£12,554£12,745£-191£3,814£10,424£6,9496.5126305
31/12/18£11,814£15,857£-4,043£4,813£10,298£7,4225.6120423
31/12/17£12,361£13,741£-1,380£4,252£14,342£11,3369.91040
31/12/16£10,232£11,887£-1,655£3,026£15,722£12,71112.8730
31/12/15£12,672£9,474£3,198£1,611£17,376£13,45717750
31/12/14£6,741£8,067£-1,326£1,607£14,179£10,37515.4650
31/12/13£14,057£8,202£5,856£1,405£15,505£10,72415.7560
31/12/12£6,094£6,792£-698£1,750£9,650£7,75713.7550
31/12/11?£8,256£8,736£-481£2,175£10,829£9,56413.1400
30/04/10£19,893£13,026£6,867£1,078£10,421£10,1779.4230
30/04/09£6,472£5,490£981£593£3,554£3,4817.6140
30/04/08£3,435£3,799£-364£171£2,573£2,5738.190
30/04/07£2,532£2,622£-90£273£2,937£2,93713.480
30/04/06£3,899£4,875£-976£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/05£6,788£3,203£3,585£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/04£412£327£85£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 20.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 65%
Reserves/Spending: 9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 3.8
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Who works here?
  • 126 employees
  • 260 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, City Of London, Cornwall, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Yemen,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Shelter Box
£250 26/04/2022
Unrestricted donation from John Bridge
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Shelter Box
£50 13/11/2020
We are making this donation as former members of the Rotary Club of Livingston in Scotland. This is a personal donation. From Ken and Helen Mackie.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-75
  • LEO SKYNER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • CLAIRE GOUDSMIT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: International Humanitarian Aid Consultant
  • MICHELLE JEUKEN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Head Of Communications And Engagement
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2003, number: 1096479
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/12/2002, number: 04612652
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from NUNEATON COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE on 13/10/2020
  • Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF WOODSTOCK & KIDLINGTON on 02/08/2021
  • Asset transfer in from THE ROTARY CLUB OF COVENTRY BREAKFAST CHARITABLE TRUST on 23/08/2021
  • Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF AMBLESIDE TRUST FUND on 14/07/2023
  • Asset transfer in from THE ROTARY CLUB OF MILL HILL TRUST on 17/07/2023
Main office

The Shelterbox Trust
Falcon House
Charles Street
TRURO
TR1 2PH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROVIDE ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS HUMANITARIAN RELIEF, AID AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN CHARITABLE NEED AFFECTED BY, OR VULNERABLE TO, DISASTER OR OTHER EVENTS, PARTICULARLY BY PROVIDING SHELTE

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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