THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA
Registered charity 311697 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA, SHAFTESBURY YOUNG PEOPLE, SYP Trust
SYP Trust provides grants and support to small organisations working to transform the lives of children and young people in London by helping them to learn, be healthy, be heard, and be active citizens. We support work to remove the barriers and challenges many young people face when working towards these goals and which contribute to the widening inequality in our society.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £95,574 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant decrease from £1,285,433 in the prior year, driven largely by a drop in other income and investment gains. The charity holds total unrestricted funds of £8,444,114, with the majority held in fixed asset investments, while cash reserves decreased to £78,301. The trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by IM Rodd BSc FCA FCCA. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- VASSELL-AHIAKU, Danielle Natalie — director, appointed 05/12/2023on trustee list
- THOMPSON, Trisha — director, appointed 05/12/2023on trustee list
- IRVING, Sarah Louise — director, appointed 01/03/2022on trustee list
- BOOTH, Georgia — director, appointed 01/03/2022on trustee list
- SEARLE, Clare Louise — director, appointed 27/04/2017on trustee list
- BLACK, Roger John — director, appointed 15/12/2016on trustee list
- BANCROFT, Elliot Mark — director, appointed 10/09/2015on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £121k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£63k
Reported reserves equal ~14.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £95,574 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant decrease from £1,285,433 in the prior year, driven largely by a drop in other income and investment gains. The charity holds total unrestricted funds of £8,444,114, with the majority held in fixed asset investments, while cash reserves decreased to £78,301. The trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by IM Rodd BSc FCA FCCA.
Government & lottery funding
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