SHADOW TO SHINE CIO

Registered charity 1200087 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHADOW TO SHINE CIC, STS

Providing employability programmes, entrepreneurship programmes, mentoring, advice and work opportunities to young people age 16-25.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE LIVING IN LONDON AND OTHER INNER CITIES BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£160k

Latest spending

£177k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating loss of £17,759.46 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total expenditures of £177,462.05 exceeding total income of £159,702.59. The filing notes that brought forward funds were £0.00, indicating the deficit was not covered by prior reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grant Income

“4200 Grant Income 99,217.00”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“Total for Other Income £0.00”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

MANOJ VARSANIchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrea Dawuah Archer
Fatemeh Baharak Fatemi
Korinna Williams
Sabrina Stewart
Simon Cooper

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£160k	£177k
31/08/2024	£162k	£159k
31/08/2023	£121k	£85k

Common questions

Is SHADOW TO SHINE CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating loss of £17,759.46 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total expenditures of £177,462.05 exceeding total income of £159,702.59. The filing notes that brought forward funds were £0.00, indicating the deficit was not covered by prior reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City Bridge Foundation	20/10/2023	£143k	Grant to Shadow to Shine CIO
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/08/2023	£10k	Ready for Work!

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
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£27k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHINE: SUPPORT AND HELP IN EDUCATION.

SHINE: SUPPORT AND HELP IN EDUCATION income £2.5m
BRIGHT SHADOW income £242k
SHINEY ADVICE AND RESOURCE PROJECT income £622k
SHINE21 income £122k
CHANCE TO SHINE FOUNDATION LTD income £7.6m
SHINES CHILDREN (UGANDA) UK SUPPORTERS income £157k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SHADOW TO SHINE CIO	£160k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
SHINE: SUPPORT AND HELP IN EDUCATION FY2025	£2.5m	—	1	above	—	no doubt
BRIGHT SHADOW FY2025	£242k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SHINEY ADVICE AND RESOURCE PROJECT FY2025	£622k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SHINE21 FY2025	£122k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHANCE TO SHINE FOUNDATION LTD FY2025	£7.6m	£120,000 - £129,000	—	unclear	17.0%	no doubt

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