Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 24 ?

SHANNON TRUST

Delivering a peer-led Reading Plan where prisoners who can read teach prisoners who cannot in prisons across England, Wales & Northern Ireland.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/12/23£2,468£2,249£219£106£807£7183.848202
31/12/22£1,110£1,119£-8£105£588£4444.819156
31/12/21£790£756£34£73£596£5959.411150
31/12/20£813£658£156£51£562£5199.510150
31/12/19£613£730£-117£49£407£3716.110156
31/12/18£563£617£-54£40£524£52410.290
31/12/17£738£622£116£37£578£55310.780
31/12/16£673£537£137£34£462£45910.380
31/12/15£581£652£-72£40£326£3235.980
31/12/14£532£618£-86£8£397£2925.790
31/12/13£654£550£104£550£484£3136.880
31/12/12£491£482£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£485£426£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£447£356£91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£327£326£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£247£244£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£355£194£161n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 3.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 9.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years

www.shannontrust.org.uk

communications@shannontrust.org.uk

0203 764 5250

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Mentoring and leadership support
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Bell Foundation£340,000
Tuixen Foundation£172,000
DCMS£95,780
AB Charitable Trust£82,000
Charles Hayward Foundation£75,000
Dulverton Trust£52,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Shannon Trust
£32,000 29/04/2024
Shannon Trust run a peer-led reading, scheme where literate prisoners teach other prisoners with poor reading skills, thus allowing both individuals to learn new skills. Launching a numeracy pilot ....more
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Shannon Trust
£10,000 12/01/2024
Shannon Trust run a peer-led reading, scheme where literate prisoners teach other prisoners with poor reading skills, thus allowing both individuals to learn new skills. Launching a numeracy pilot ....more
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Shannon Trust
£30,000 06/07/2023
Shannon Trust run a peer-led reading, scheme where literate prisoners teach other prisoners with poor reading skills, thus allowing both individuals to learn new skills. Launching a numeracy pilot ....more
Dulverton Trust - Shannon Trust Big Give Christmas Appeal - Big Give Christmas Challenge 2022
£2,500 08/02/2023
Shannon Trust Big Give Christmas Appeal - Big Give Christmas Challenge 2022
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Shannon Trust
£10,000 14/12/2022
Shannon Trust run a peer-led reading, scheme where literate prisoners teach other prisoners with poor reading skills, thus allowing both individuals to learn new skills. Launching a numeracy pilot ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Shannon Trust
£22,000 06/10/2022
An unrestricted grant of £22,000 (Year 3 of 3 years)This grant includes a 10% cost of living uplift. The Shannon Trust provides peer-mentored reading programmes for prisoners across the UK.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Shannon Trust
£25,000 26/08/2022
Continuation of prison reading programme
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Shannon Trust
£30,000 18/07/2022
Shannon Trust run a peer-led reading scheme where literate prisoners teach other prisoners with poor reading skills, thus allowing both individuals to learn new skills.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Shannon Trust
£20,000 09/09/2021
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). The Shannon Trust provides peer-mentored reading programmes for prisoners across the UK.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Shannon Trust
£25,000 27/07/2021
Continuation of reading programmes in prisons
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Shannon Trust
£30,000 23/07/2021
Shannon Trust run a peer-led reading scheme where literate prisoners teach other prisoners with poor reading skills, thus allowing both individuals to learn new skills.
Dulverton Trust - Reading programme in prisons
£50,000 10/02/2021
Reading programme in prisons
The Bell Foundation - Turning Pages Y6
£340,000 10/12/2020
Shannon Trust is a national charity supporting thousands of prisoners a year to transform their lives by unlocking the power of reading. The Bell Foundation funded Shannon Trust to adapt their ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Shannon Trust
£20,000 08/10/2020
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). The Shannon Trust provides peer-mentored reading programmes for prisoners across the UK.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Shannon Trust
£25,000 26/08/2020
Continuation of reading programmes in prisons
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Shannon Trust
£30,000 05/08/2020
Shannon Trust run a peer-led reading scheme where literate prisoners volunteer to teach other prisoners with poor reading skills, thus allowing both individuals to learn new skills.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£95,780 05/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Shannon Trust
£20,000 10/10/2019
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. The Shannon Trust aims to support prisoners through peer-mentored adult reading programmes, encouraging prisoners who can read to teach prisoners who can’t.
The Bell Foundation - Turning Pages Y5
£340,000 03/10/2019
Shannon Trust is a national charity supporting thousands of prisoners a year to transform their lives by unlocking the power of reading. The Bell Foundation funded Shannon Trust to adapt their ....more
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Shannon Trust
£30,000 11/07/2019
Shannon Trust run a peer-led reading scheme where literate prisoners volunteer to teach other prisoners with poor reading skills, thus allowing both individuals to learn new skills.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£75,000 10/07/2019
36
Shannon Trust Reading Plan
National Lottery Community Fund - A Whole Prison Approach to Reading: For Everyone, Any Time, Any Place
£375,000 20/03/2019
36
A Whole Prison Approach to Reading: For Everyone, Any Time, Any Place
The Bell Foundation - Turning Pages Y4
£340,000 08/10/2018
Shannon Trust is a national charity supporting thousands of prisoners a year to transform their lives by unlocking the power of reading. The Bell Foundation funded Shannon Trust to adapt their ....more
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Shannon Trust
£10,000 01/10/2018
Delivering a peer-led Reading Plan where prisoners who can read teach prisoners who cannot in prisons across England, Wales & Northern Ireland.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Shannon Trust
£25,000 10/08/2018
Shannon Trust run a peer-led reading scheme where literate prisoners volunteer to teach other prisoners with poor reading skills, thus allowing both individuals to learn new skills.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Shannon Trust
£90,000 13/06/2018
36
towards three years' continuation funding of a peer-to-peer literacy training project delivered in prisons throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Dulverton Trust - Shannon Trust Reading Plan
£60,000 14/02/2018
Shannon Trust Reading Plan
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Shannon Trust
£25,000 12/07/2017
Shannon Trust run a peer-led reading scheme where literate prisoners volunteer to teach other prisoners with poor reading skills, thus allowing both individuals to learn new skills.
Dulverton Trust - Shannon Trust Reading Plan 2017
£30,000 15/02/2017
Shannon Trust Reading Plan 2017
AB Charitable Trust - Teaching non-reading prisoners to read
£30,000 25/10/2016
£30,000 towards core costs of the Reading programme in prisons
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Shannon Trust
£230,000 14/09/2016
36
Towards core costs for work to enhance the literacy and soft skills of prisoners and ex-offenders.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Shannon Trust
£25,000 23/06/2016
Shannon Trust run a peer-led reading scheme where literate prisoners volunteer to teach other prisoners with poor reading skills, thus allowing both individuals to learn new skills.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Shannon Trust
£25,000 22/07/2015
Shannon Trust run a peer-led reading scheme where literate prisoners volunteer to teach other prisoners with poor reading skills, thus allowing both individuals to learn new skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - National Reading Network
£450,000 14/11/2014
36
Not Available
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Shannon Trust
£150,000 11/09/2014
36
towards three years' running costs of a project that is working to establish a National Reading Network in prisons across England and Wales
AB Charitable Trust - Prisoners teaching prisoners to read
£20,000 08/07/2014
£20,000 towards development of a National Reading Network for prisoners
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Shannon Trust
£25,000 01/07/2014
Shannon Trust run a peer-led reading scheme where literate prisoners volunteer to teach other prisoners with poor reading skills, thus allowing both individuals to learn new skills.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Shannon Trust
£25,000 01/07/2013
Shannon Trust run a peer-led reading scheme where literate prisoners volunteer to teach other prisoners with poor reading skills, thus allowing both individuals to learn new skills.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Shannon Trust
£10,000 01/07/2010
Shannon Trust run a peer-led reading scheme where literate prisoners volunteer to teach other prisoners with poor reading skills, thus allowing both individuals to learn new skills.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Shannon Trust
£35,000 13/01/2010
12
Towards Core costs Towards the salary of the chief executive working to tackle the problem of poor reading standards amongst prisoners.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-84
  • ANDREW MICHAEL REID Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • BRENDA ROSE BATES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director
  • CRISTALINA FERNANDES-BATES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Teacher
  • CERI GODWIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • JOANNA NADINE MARSTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • JOHN BENSTED Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • JOHN MICHAEL WEMMS (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
  • PANKAJ SETHI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Photographer
  • THOMAS ROBERT SAUNDERS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
  • WILLIAM IDRIS GRIFFIN PAYNE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2006, number: 1117249
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/08/2006, number: 05906258
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ONE TO ONE MATHS on 31/03/2022
Main office

International House
101 King's Cross Road
LONDON
WC1X 9LP

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE PROMOTION OF:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;2. THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS;3. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF INMATES OR FORMER INMATES AND THEIR FAMILIES OF PRISONS, YOUNG OFFENDERS' INSTITUTIONS, SECURE UNITS IN HIGH SECURITY PSYCHIATRIC OR OTHER HOSPITAL UNITS AND OFFENDERS OR FORMER OFFENDERS SUBJECT TO NON -CUSTODIAL COMMUNITY ORDERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; AND4. TO PROMOTE LITERACY SCHEMES AND SIMILAR EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES.NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES AUTHORISES AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOR CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH S.7 CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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