THE SHINE FOR SHANI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1179708 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1 To improve the health and life chances of children with heart conditions, primarily by research into paediatric cardiology.2 Any other purposes as shall for the time being be charitable according to the laws of England and Wales.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND LIFE-CHANCES OF CHILDREN WITH HEART CONDITIONS, PRIMARILY BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY(2) ANY OTHER PURPOSES (WHETHER EFFECTED OR TO BE EFFECTED) AS SHALL FOR THE TIME BEING BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALESNOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£62k

Latest spending

£61k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,104 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £61,734 against expenditure of £60,630. Unrestricted reserves increased to £44,787, which the trustees consider sufficient to support ongoing expenditure. The charity is wholly dependent on donations and events, with trustees noting the major risk is failure to obtain sponsorship due to the cost-of-living crisis.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Shine for Shani (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

GEOFFREY R JAYSONchair · trustee of 5 other charities
Avner Aryeh Radomsky
DAREN GORDON
Dr SIMON LEWIS BERMAN
JUDITH FRIEDMAN
JULIET RUTH BERMAN

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£62k	£61k
31/12/2024	£36k	£42k
31/12/2023	£84k	£62k
31/12/2022	£51k	£40k
31/12/2021	£69k	£74k

Common questions

Is THE SHINE FOR SHANI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,104 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £61,734 against expenditure of £60,630. Unrestricted reserves increased to £44,787, which the trustees consider sufficient to support ongoing expenditure. The charity is wholly dependent on donations and events, with trustees noting the major risk is failure to obtain sponsorship due to the cost-of-living crisis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£388k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£232k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	1	£100k
THE CORDON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£100k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£75k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£39k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£30k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£13k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHINE.

SHINE income £34k
THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £619k
SIMPLE REASON income £61k
CHANCE TO SHINE FOUNDATION LTD income £7.6m
THE SHARIF TEJANI CHARITABLE TRUST income £37k
THE JONNY WILKINSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £59k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SHINE FOR SHANI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	£62k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SHINE FY2025	£34k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£619k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SIMPLE REASON FY2026	£61k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHANCE TO SHINE FOUNDATION LTD FY2025	£7.6m	£120,000 - £129,000	—	unclear	17.0%	no doubt
THE SHARIF TEJANI CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£37k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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