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THE SHM FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1126568 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£986k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased slightly from £835,885 to £836,094, driven by unrestricted income exceeding expenditure. The trustees maintain free reserves in the CAF account at a level equating to approximately 10-12 months of unrestricted charitable expenditure, which they consider sufficient for running the Foundation assuming no other funds are received.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“There is £256,241 in the CAF account. The Trustees have decided to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds in the CAF account at a level which equates to approximately 10 -12 months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 13
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: SHM Productions Limited
“Many of our initiatives are supported by SHM Productions Limited, a business consultancy based in London.” — page 5
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£986k
Reserves (reported)
£357k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: City Of London · Coventry City · East Sussex · Ecuador · Guatemala · Hampshire · Indonesia · Kent · Kenya · Mexico · Pakistan · Sierra Leone

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.0m£986k
31/08/2024£909k£917k
31/08/2023£991k£847k
31/08/2022£739k£739k
31/08/2021£741k£578k

Common questions

Is THE SHM FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that total funds increased slightly from £835,885 to £836,094, driven by unrestricted income exceeding expenditure. The trustees maintain free reserves in the CAF account at a level equating to approximately 10-12 months of unrestricted charitable expenditure, which they consider sufficient for running the Foundation assuming no other funds are received. Its FY2022 accounts were independently examined.