THE SHUTTLEWOOD CLARKE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 803525 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing support, care and friendship for the elderly and young persons through the provision of day facilities. These offer companionship for the socially isolated, craft clubs for people with disabilities, a befriending scheme, a free mobility aid loan scheme, access to wheelchair friendly woodland walks, bird hides and an outdoor classroom facility for youth organisations and school groups.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OR FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT DEROGATION TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP, SUFFERING OR DISTRESS IN THE CASE OF ELDERLY AND YOUNG PERSONS) CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AT SUCH TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AND IN SUCH SHARES AND PROPORTIONS OR TO PAY OR TRANSFER THE SAME TO THE TRUSTEES OF ANY TRUST ESTABLISHED FOR SOLELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Education/training · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£384k
Latest spending
£508k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds recorded a deficit of £199,116 for the year, driven by a significant market value decrease in investments of £308,364. Per the trustees' report, the greatest risk to the Foundation is a long-term downturn in investment performance, which would ultimately necessitate restructuring. The charity maintains total funds of £6,573,489, comprising substantial endowment funds and unrestricted reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain the value of the total fund in line with or above inflation and as the economic situation allows, to further increase these funds (held: £136k)
“The Foundation’s policy on reserves aims to maintain the value of the total fund in line with or above inflation and as the economic situation allows, to further increase these funds in order to finance the development of the Foundation’s work.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Shuttlewood Clarke Trading Ltd
“The Foundation owns the single issued share in Shuttlewood Clarke Trading Ltd. This company provides catering within the Grange premises.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Turner & Smith. Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£384k£508k
31/03/2024£387k£489k
31/03/2023£325k£402k
31/03/2022£224k£311k
31/03/2021£178k£242k

Common questions

Is THE SHUTTLEWOOD CLARKE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds recorded a deficit of £199,116 for the year, driven by a significant market value decrease in investments of £308,364. Per the trustees' report, the greatest risk to the Foundation is a long-term downturn in investment performance, which would ultimately necessitate restructuring. The charity maintains total funds of £6,573,489, comprising substantial endowment funds and unrestricted reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Turner & Smith.