SHINE RELIEF TRUST

Registered charity 1168458 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Shine Relief Trust was established in 2008 by a group of UK and Malawian Christians with a heart to seek justice for the poor and to see renewed hope and vitality brought to the rural communities of Malawi. Shine Malawi works in Kuntumanje, Zomba District, the project area was chosen after a situation analysis revealed a high need for a relief project to support orphans and vulnerable children.

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Latest income

£44k

Latest spending

£37k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £7,164, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the financial statements accorded with those records, with no material issues identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £7k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee D Irvin is employed as administrator and received reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses.

“Mrs D Irvin was employed as the administrator for the charity, no other Trustee received remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year except for out of pocket expenses relating to travel or other expenditure wholly related to the Charitable activities of Shine Relief Trust. These were as follows D Irvin £3,524 (2023 -£6,336), P Irvin £0 (2023 - £826)” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Philip Andrew Irvinchair
Chinasa Okafor
Debbie Irvin
Paul Masters

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

Operates in: Malawi · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£44k	£37k
31/03/2024	£23k	£34k
31/03/2023	£30k	£49k
31/03/2022	£24k	£171k
31/03/2021	£251k	£82k

Common questions

Is SHINE RELIEF TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £7,164, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the financial statements accorded with those records, with no material issues identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SHINE RELIEF TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHINE RELIEF TRUST as a grant recipient include YORK VINEYARD.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
YORK VINEYARD	FY2025	£3k
YORK VINEYARD	FY2024	£3k
YORK VINEYARD	FY2022	£1k	Ministry to the poor