THE SHACKLETON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1118686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Founded in 2007, The Shackleton Foundation's mission is to support individuals of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds who exemplify the spirit of Sir Ernest Shackleton: inspirational leaders wishing to "make a difference", in particular to the less advantaged.

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Latest income

£121k

Latest spending

£64k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £57,617 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £119,588. The trustees confirm that the charity is in a position to continue in operational existence for at least one year, with financial outgoings within their control and minimal fixed costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: meet the cost of future projects (held: £120k)

“The Foundation aims for reserves to be maintained to meet the cost of future projects.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Francis Scott Trust — “made possible through the generous support of the Francis Scott Trust.” (source page)
Treebeard Trust — “Treebeard Trust awards multi year grant to the Shackleton Foundation to support socially driven entrepreneurship” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/12/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHARLOTTE MARY-ROSE HATFIELDchair
KAREN KWONG
Paul Gunstensen
Stephanie Wheen
Victoria Lomax

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£121k	£64k
31/03/2024	£27k	£63k
31/03/2023	£13k	£62k
31/03/2022	£14k	£93k
31/03/2021	£35k	£41k

Common questions

Is THE SHACKLETON FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £57,617 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £119,588. The trustees confirm that the charity is in a position to continue in operational existence for at least one year, with financial outgoings within their control and minimal fixed costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE SHACKLETON FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SHACKLETON FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE HEADLEY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HEADLEY TRUST	FY2024	£20k	Towards the youth leadership awards.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITED	1	£55k
ONE FOOTSTEP	1	£25k
WASPS LEGENDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£24k
THE JIGSAW NETWORK C.I.O.	1	£19k
THE DANSON FOUNDATION	1	£17k
MACE FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	1	£784
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with E M SHASHA FOUNDATION LIMITED.

E M SHASHA FOUNDATION LIMITED income £660k
THE SUPPORT FOUNDATION income £190k
THE LAKE FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST income £288k
Sale Sharks Foundation income £991k
THE ATLAS FOUNDATION income £872k
THE GRANT THORNTON FOUNDATION income £364k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SHACKLETON FOUNDATION	£121k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
E M SHASHA FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025	£660k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SUPPORT FOUNDATION FY2025	£190k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE LAKE FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£288k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Sale Sharks Foundation FY2025	£991k	—	—	within	—	no doubt
THE ATLAS FOUNDATION FY2025	£872k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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