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Shell Foundation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1080999
Status
Registered
Registered
June 2, 2000
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Worldwide

Address

Address
5th Floor
The Embassy Tea House
195-205 Union Street
London
SE1 0LN

Activities

Shell Foundation mission is to apply business thinking to major social and environmental issues linked to the energy sector - and seek to relieve poverty and hardship and protect the environment, for the public benefit, through the promotion and development of business-based solutions and supportive market environments, to target large scale impact.

Objects: To Promote In Any Part Of The World:(1) The Protection And Preservation Of The Environment And Public Health By Means Of Education And Research (including The Dissemination Of The Useful Results Of Such Research) Into The Provision And Use Of Energy In Ways That Reduce Or Eliminate Harmful Emissions And In Such Other Subjects Of Study As The Trustees Think Fit; And By Other Such Means As The Trustees Shall Think Fit;(2) The Advancement Of Education Of Young Persons And Adults Or Male Or Female Adults Including The Provision Of Scholarships At Universities In The United Kingdom For Post-Graduate Students, Particularly Citizens Of Countries Other Than The United Kingdom;(3) The Establishment In Life Of Young Persons Aged Not More Than 30 Years;(4) The Relief Of Poverty, Suffering, Hardship And Distress;(5) Such Other Purposes Being Exclusively Charitable According To The Law Of England And Wales As The Trustees May From Time To Time Determine

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, Haiti, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Nigeria, Oman, Switzerland, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £29,307,733 £32,637,638 £536,182,450 36
Dec. 31, 2023 £23,024,310 £30,159,070 £505,944,199 37
Dec. 31, 2022 £26,515,629 £24,554,472 £494,444,327 26
Dec. 31, 2021 £18,698,801 £21,396,765 £499,489,385 25
Dec. 31, 2020 £24,291,362 £34,456,292 £459,668,479 25

Trustees

Name Appointed
Cederic Cremers Aug. 1, 2025
Funke Opeke May 18, 2023
Gail Alfreda Klintworth Jan. 9, 2019
Jack Ngare June 14, 2023
Parminder Kohli Oct. 23, 2024
Paul Simpson Oct. 23, 2024
Thomas Baird Aug. 1, 2025
Timothy Livett Jan. 27, 2025
Vinita Bali May 18, 2023