SHEKINAH MISSION (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED

Registered charity 1097409 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHEKINAH MISSION

Shekinah's objectives are the relief of poverty and sickness and the advancement of education, particularly for those who are homeless or otherwise in need, mainly by:The provision of temporary accommodation for the homeless;The provision of meals and clothing for the homeless and others;The provision of training, work placements and resettlement opportunities for the homeless and others.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £69,598 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £1,499,609. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of £400,000, which is exceeded by the actual unrestricted reserves. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — TESH (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reserves (reported)
£925k
Employees
67

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Plymouth City · Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.9m£1.8m
31/03/2024£1.9m£1.7m
31/03/2023£2.0m£2.0m
31/03/2022£1.8m£1.9m
31/03/2021£2.1m£1.8m

Common questions

Is SHEKINAH MISSION (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £69,598 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £1,499,609. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of £400,000, which is exceeded by the actual unrestricted reserves. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP.

Who funds SHEKINAH MISSION (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHEKINAH MISSION (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED as a grant recipient include WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETROC'S SOUTH BRENT.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2025£5kShekinah Green Woodworking Club
UK government02/09/2020£41kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund26/08/2015£384kRe:solve Torbay
The National Lottery Community Fund15/11/2006£438kShekinah Mission (Plymouth) Limited
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2005£5kAllset Training

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KINGSTON CHURCHES ACTION ON HOMELESSNESS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHEKINAH MISSION (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
KINGSTON CHURCHES ACTION ON HOMELESSNESS FY2025£1.2m£60,000 - £65,0001unclear—no doubt
HOMELESS ACTION FY2025£3.8m£100,001 - £110,0001below—no doubt
THE SHEKINAH CHRISTIAN TRUST FY2025£132k—0unclear—no doubt
BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES FY2025£409k——above—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD - RCCG LIVING PRAISE SUNDERLAND FY2025£229k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.