SHALLAL
Promote, maintain, improve and advance education and to preserve and protect health particularly by providing access to and involvement in the performing arts including the arts of dance, theatre, music, visual arts, film, costume, photography, sculpture, writing and theatre technical skills by a wide range of the community, especially those who need a supportive environment.
Objects
OBJECTS.THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH, PARTICULARLY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DANCE, THEATRE, MUSIC, VISUAL ARTS, FILM, COSTUME, PHOTOGRAPHY, SCULPTURE, WRITING AND THEATRE TECHNICAL SKILLS BY A WIDE RANGE OF THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEED A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity made an overall surplus of £8,287 for the year ending August 2025, with total funds increasing to £62,761. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £19,167, which is below the stated policy target of £30,000, though the charity aims to build reserves to meet this target over the next two financial years.
What the accounts disclose
“At 31 August, the charity had unrestricted reserves of £19,167. The charity aims to build its reserves over the next two financial years to achieve its target.” — page 10
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £43,174 — grants £43,174 (2); 29% of the £147,056 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 45
- Government income: £10,000 — grants £10,000 (1); 5% of the £203,261 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 50
- Government income: £15,000 — grants £15,000 (1); 6% of the £234,876 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2021 (received 25/07/2022, 25 days after the 30/06/2022 due date).
Funders the charity credits
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/02/2017)
Trustees
- Elizabeth Joy Tomos
- Henrietta Mary Boex
- Jilly Francesca Hellerman
- Mary Godwin
- NICHOLAS DAVID FRIPP
- Samantha Jane Avery
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £147k | £139k |
| 31/08/2024 | £203k | £200k |
| 31/08/2023 | £235k | £261k |
| 31/08/2022 | £222k | £235k |
| 31/08/2021 | £235k | £235k |
Common questions
Is SHALLAL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made an overall surplus of £8,287 for the year ending August 2025, with total funds increasing to £62,761. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £19,167, which is below the stated policy target of £30,000, though the charity aims to build reserves to meet this target over the next two financial years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SHALLAL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SHALLAL as a grant recipient include THE CLARE MILNE TRUST, The Ashley Family Foundation, DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE CLARE MILNE TRUST | FY2022 | £15k | |
| The Ashley Family Foundation | FY2024 | £10k | |
| THE CLARE MILNE TRUST | FY2024 | £10k | |
| The Ashley Family Foundation | FY2025 | £10k | |
| DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED | FY2022 | £5k | |
| DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED | FY2023 | £5k | |
| THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | Unverified read£2k | |
| SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | Ann Rylands Small Donations |
| The Ashley Family Foundation | FY2022 | £2k | |
| THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION | FY2022 | amount not stated |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/04/2025 | £20k | Back on Board |
| Postcode Lottery | 28/06/2024 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 24/03/2023 | £10k | "Passmore Edwards Knitted Together project" |
| Postcode Lottery | 27/05/2022 | £24k | Accessible community arts project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/06/2021 | £10k | The Underworld Art Project |
| UK government | 29/07/2020 | £49k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/02/2020 | £250k | Shallal Dance Theatre |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/07/2019 | £10k | Expanding Limits |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/04/2018 | £7k | Shallal Community Gateway |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 04/12/2013 | £43k | "Cornish Doorways" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/05/2013 | £10k | Remapping St Ives |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/09/2008 | £5k | Shallal Music Access Project (MAP) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION | 2 | £215k |
| PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| BARNWOOD TRUST | 1 | £98k |
| THE FOYLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £85k |
| LEEDS CULTURE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| THE RAYNE FOUNDATION | 1 | £17k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| Helping Herts | 1 | £9k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHALLAL | £147k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| QUARANTINE | £563k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ELY CHORAL SOCIETY | £46k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 20 STORIES HIGH | £627k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COUNTY HALL ARTS | £8.8m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| KH THEATRE LIMITED | £808k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |