Shine On

Registered charity 1198242 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARING HANDS CIO

To support independence and quality of life for older people. For residents mainly in the East End of Newcastle upon Tyne. By providing specialist services including befriending, wellbeing activities, laundry collection & delivery, small aids, handyman, benefits advice, general advice, signposting.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £619,428, largely due to the receipt of assets from the closure of the Newcastle Aged Females Society. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £346,342, which the trustees note is higher than their usual target of approximately £100,000 due to these incoming funds. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~11.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (84% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/08/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (20/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Peter Morrellchair
• Denise Anne Farrar
• Linsley Grace De La Hunt

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).