SHPRESA PROGRAMME

Registered charity 1110688 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Shpresa programme is an active user led organization that runs to advance the education and training of the Albanian speaking people in the UK particularly so as to enable them to take full and active roles in their communities, provide advice and to help them find employment. We do this through: Healthy living, Educational, Children and Young people, Employment and Capacity building projects.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Shpresa Programme reported a deficit of £27,684 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £531,883 and expenditure of £559,566. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £15,373 in its general fund, which is below the trustee-stated policy target of three to six months of committed expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Shpresa Programme (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); recorded price paid £800k. 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)

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Arjola Hasanaj
• Elona Gega
• Gani Nashi
• HATIXHE DEMUSHI
• Iris Nobile Costa
• Jeremond Emric During · trustee of 1 other charity
• Marzena Magdalena Cichon-Balcerowicz

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

Operates in: Throughout London

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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