SHADOW TO SHINE CIO
(Reglslered charlty no. 1200087)
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT
AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

SHADOW TO SHINE CIO
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEME*￿s
For the year ended 31 August 2025
CONTENTS
Page
Legal and administratlve InfOrn￿tiOn
Trustee$. Annual R8port
Independent examinerfs report
StatemèTrt of financial act1￿$
10
Balan¢9 sheet
Notes to thg financial statements
12

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARrrY.
ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS
For the yaar ended 31 August 202S
Chadty reg. no. (England) 1200087
Registered office
5 Dorset Slreel
London
W1U6QJ
Trustees
The trustees who seryed during the year arKI up lo thè date of. this
feport were as lollows..
Manoj Varsani {ch￿rI
Simon Cooper (treasurer)
Korinna Williams la44x)inted 21 January 20251
Andrea Dawuah Archer
Sabrina Stewart
Fatemeh Baharak Fatemi
Key managgmgnt
personnel
Jennifer ikhe (CEO from 02 December 2024)
Bonkers
CAF Bank Ltd
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kerrt. ME19 4JQ
RedwocKI Bank
The Nexus Buikling
Broa￿aY
Letchworth Garden Cty
SG6 3TA
Independent Examiner
Raymond DavKJ Chaplin FCCA
Caton Fry & Co Ltd
Essex House
7-8 The Shrubberries
George Lane
South Woodford
London E18 1 BD
Accountants
NIP Aw)untants Ltd
3rd Floor. 86-90 Paul Slreet
London, E2A 4NE

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES. REPORT
For the year ended 31 August 2025
The Trustaes present their r8w)rL together with the financial statements ol Shadow to Shine CIO, lor thè year
ended 31 August 2025. Th8 Trustees confirm thai the annu￿ reFK)rt arKI financia statements of the chartty cornply
with current statutory r6quirernenis. the requirements ol the charAVs goveming document, and th8 provisions ol
the Stalement ol Recomrnended Practice ISORPI. applicab￿ lo charities preparing their accounts in accordanc&
with the Financi￿ Reporting Standard a￿￿￿able in the UK Republ￿ oi Ireland IFRS1021 leftectNe 1 January
20191.
Tha reference arKI admintstrab.ve inlormalion s81 oul on page 1 forms part ol this report.
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Govemancg
Shadow To Shine is a registered charity, numbèr 1200087. and is constituted und8r Constitulion ol a Charitable
In¢orporated Organi8ation dated August 2022, last ameThJed on 1710812022.
The governance of the Charity is respor￿l￿lty of Ihe Trustees. Day to day rnanagement is by the CEO, who
draws on the support and expertise of the hwJhly eX￿rIer￿ed Board ol Trustees as needed.
Shadow To Shine transitKJn8d trom a CIC to a CIO on the 17 August 2022.
Recruitment and Induction ol ttustees
BuildiThJ a strong board of trustees was Crit￿ lor establishing a strong foundation lor Shadow to Shine as a
charity. Al Shadow lo Shine, we adopted a rigorous process. relthting our eommitrnent to securing robust
leadership vilal lor the success and growth. We priorilise a meticulous selection Fxocess to ensure that we appoint
trustees who can contrrbute signrficantly lo our mi£sKJn wthi￿ saleguarding the yourg people we serve. Trustèès
are elected and co-opted uThdèr the ierms ol the Constitut￿n. Trustèès are expected to complete a skills audit, to
help identify the specific sknlls aThY expertise neede(I within thè charty. This skilts audit helps us assèss their
proliei6n¢y in areas Cruci￿ to our operatK>ns. such as ffinarKe. mad(eling, governar￿e. HR, branding,
programmes. and salèguwding.
We invrta ptstenlial truslees to observe 2 board meetings to assess their commitment and compatibility further.
Aftèr thè tx)ard observations are corn￿ete, thè candidate's appointrnent is put to a vote in a board mèelirKJ. We
want to ensure that the new truslees are Well-￿13￿ed Mth our values and go￿$, setting us up in good stead for
future years.
No othèr ptrrson or extemd boty is entNled to appornt any chaiity truslees. The Trustèès who served during and
aftar Ihe year-end are shown on page 1.
Upon appointment, new trustees at Shadow lo Shine urtdergo a comprehensive induction programme to equip
them with ihe necessary kno￿edge and urKlerstanding of our charity. Re¢ognising the importanc& ol
saleguarding. dl new trustees must completè the NSPCC'S safeguarding training specific to trustegs.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES, REPORT
For the year ended 31 August 2025
R8latod partles
The Charity has considered the disclosure requ1￿ments of the SORP lor relatgd party relationships. The charity
has no related party connÉcttons wth olher organisations. The truslees consider that the members ol the board
and their ¢losè connections to be the onty relat￿ parties ol the charity. Ml trustees give their time voluntarily and
receive no benefits from the charity. Any eypenses reclaim￿ from the charity are set oul in not8 7 to the accounts.
Trustees are 14uired lo disdose al relevant intertssts register thern ai the quarterfy Ixjard meetings and to
wrthdraw from de¢isK)ns where a conflict ol inlerest arisgs. Shadow To Shine maintains a Conflict of Interests
registey.
Remuner8tlon of key mana9gmgnt per￿nnel
The pay ol the charity's CEO is reviewl annU￿ty in accordwKe wilh changes in duties and London average
eamings. depending on alfordabilily. The trusteès aLso draw on their knowledgè ol the sector arKJ common
practice in other chariiies of similar size to ensurtr that thè remun9ration set is fwr and not out of line wth that
generally paid for ￿Milar roles.
Risk managemont
The Board ol Trustees lulty accepts its responsibilit￿ for ensuring that the major risks to wh￿h the Charity is
exposed ara Kléntilied, and Ihat there are systems and procedures in place to mr(yate thosa risk5. The CEO is
responsible for also sharing any risks with the Board of Trustees.
Volunteers
Our voltrnteer mentors play a crucial role in Shadow to Shine's success. I￿)prOxImatelY 97 volunteers are
registered in our database. serviThJ as mentors and ofteriThJ their timè without reimbursement. Each active mentor
is matched wth young people based on common careèr interests, and provides 5-10 sessions per year to one
young person, Iwused on professional méntoring and career gu1Jar￿e.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTlVtriES
Our charilable actNlties this period focused on supportiThJ uThJerrep￿s0nled young peoplè into employment, wsthin
London aged 16-24 years okj. Our intemal objectives are tt):
Provide Great SeN¢ces To YourKJ People"
Grow (reach mor8 young people)"
Create and maintain financially stable and ethical OTganisalion'.
Support young people itho empkjyment or other opportunib"es.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES. REPORT
For the year ended 31 August 2025
In this period Shadow To Shine CIO. werg proud io delwer s8v8rd core acIMt￿ to support young peopl8 from
London into career5. We offered 9 empkTryability programmes and 6 standalone additional actwities and
experiencès. Our work ensured thai 137 young people in London from disa(fvaritaged backgrounds could move
closer lo work and gwn the required to begin wortting. Without our wogrammes, the young péople we serve
would not usually havg access to the Co￿￿)raI8 environments Ihat we are ab￿ to bring thèm into. Our wotk halps
onnecl employars directly young and diverse taknt. lower unernployment rates. generate more inclusivty
with tha workplace, reduce youth social isolation and F*lps create more communty smart partnering and
collaborats'on.
Public bonafft
Thè Iruslees review the wrns. objectNes and acttwties of the charity each year. The bijstees reptsrt the success ol
èach key aclivity and the benefits the charity has brought to those groups of peO￿e that it is set up to help. Thé
review also halps Ihe trustees ensurè th8 chartty's aims, obJectNes and activities are referred lo the guidance
containèd in the Charily Commission's gerteral guMlan¢& on public benefi(. The review helps ensure we are
reviawng the work, Ihe wrpose arKI the irnpact.
The Board ol Trustees Conlimi Ihal Ihgy have corn￿￿ with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on
public benalit publi%hed by the Charity Commission in exer¢isirKJ their powers or duties.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
The development of the charity follows the strategic business plan agreed with the Tnjstees.
In the reportiTrJ perh)d. thè following projects. &l1vit￿$ and events have taken place:.
Employabilrty programrnes Iwhich teach skills lo make peo￿9 WO￿ ready. grow their conf*Jenc8 realise
their aspirations)..
Entrepreneur prografflmes Ivthich fr￿u$ on earty-stage youry entrepreneurs {or aspiring entrepreneursl and
teach basic business lUndament￿$),-
Shadow to Shine cglebr*ion events IchampionirrfJ the S￿SseS of our young people in the last yearl.,
UpskillirvJ OPFM)rtunthes {such as a taster day at an organisation or a one-off workshopl:
Profession￿ trvent access {such as our events and invites to nett¥othng gPPOrtunitiesl.
Provlde Great Servlces to Young Peop
EnsLtre la¢e-to-face activrbes arè of high calibre. wilh an average leedbad( score ol'satislied, and 'very
satisligd, al 9￿/..
Incrèase the number and qu￿ty of serwces by impt8mentirvJ Iwo cuni¢ulum reviews each year.
Basis.. These objectives wgre derived from our commrfment to maintanirvJ high standards in our services and
conb'nuously improving based on feedback and ev￿￿at￿nS.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES, REPORT
For the year gnded 31 ￿guSt %125
We assessed the impact ol our Sery￿e$ on the beneficiaries by looking lor outcomas in the lollowng areas."
Basic Wofk skills and knovAeckJe
Increased Understand1r￿ ol drffeiènl industries, rol85 aThJ s￿lIS r￿UIred
Increased neiwork
Engagemenl Ipre. during and Frf)sl wc¥Jrammesl
Improv8d conlidence
Basic employabilitylprolessiond skills
Career plan
Hands on experience in the worf(irKJ workl 1inlemshi￿ernp)
Insight into the job marl(et
Paid work
A ￿Ward1r@ job
Role progression
We measured the following areas of impact:
Progiamme satisfaction rate.. 98%
'Would recommeThJ to a friend,: 100%
Reported irnprovemènl in cont￿￿￿e.. 94%
Grow (Reach More Young Pgoplg)
Support those most in need by ensurtThJ at least 75% of Ihe young peoplg we engage with S$￿-deClare three
barriers or rnore.
Smart partnering wth other ernployabilty platrorms
Increase the number of youth organlsation partners by 10% each year
Basis.. These go￿$ were set to expand our reach and ensure we are addressing the needs ol thé most vulnerabl
young people. LeveragiThJ dKJital plalfoms and strategic part￿rshIpS weie idenbli8d as key growth drivèrs.
In the repoiting period we succ8ssfully supportwj those most in need, vrith 85% of our eryaged young
people sell-de¢laring ihree barriets or more.
W8 successfully partnared 8 new organisations lo create two-way relerTal pathways lor our
progr8mmes.
We conbnugd to delNeT initialives ￿1h 7 other youth organisations in the rerx)rting period which continue to
support our reach targets lor fulure years.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES. REPORT
For the year ended 31 August 2025
Crgale and Malntain a Financialty Stable and Ethical Organisation
Secure a minimum value of £60.000 in corporale partnership deds.
Generate £100,CMJO through charitable gtwng (grants and donotsl.
Stay within 5WD ol lundraisirvj targets as outlined by the fundraising strategy.
Racruit four people to join a fundraisirKJ committee that meets once per quarter.
Basis.. Financial siabilily is crit￿al for our sustainability. TF*se Obl￿￿veS were interKled to ersurè wè have a
robust fu￿lIng base and ethic￿ pract￿eS in FAa¢e.
During Ihé reporting perh)d we worked our existing corporate partnets, but were not able to meet the
tsngoing target of £60,000, but we were able to cover some ol our core programme delivery costs. In
response to this WÈ are startiryJ a Research and Development project that ￿￿11 refine our setvice offèring, and
will be informed directly by employer needs arKI insights to support us in achieving our goal in the next
linancid yèar.
Our suixess rate on fuThJratsiw¥J appl￿tr"Orts has lar kjwer this year due to thg increased competitlvg
fundraising landscape, so we have adapted our strategy lo still continue our fundmsing efforts and locus
more on buildÈng Tèvenue through corpcTrrate patherships.
During the repxTrrtir@ period we generated £156,402 through grants and dOr￿rS. exe88ding our t￿g￿t lor ihis
year. However the importance of securiTrJ multi year dtverstw income is still an important locus so that Wg
can reach a steady state over the coming fIna[￿l￿ years.
We siartèd recruitment loi a fUndr￿sIng commiitee chairman who ￿11 support the re¢ruttment ol our
lundrasing committee.
Support Young People into Eryloymgnt or Other Opportunitle$
Achieve 50¢/0 of young people in employment or lurther educalB)ll within 12 months.
Ensure 90% 01 young people are gNen new sknlls ready for ern￿OYMent.
Ensure Se￿￿e$ produce great outcomes where al ￿ast 5Wo ol people gwn a further opportunity diTectJy
through Shadow to Shine.
Basis.. Our rv3earch irKli¢ale(I that employment arKI educabon are pNOt￿ for young pecO6's su(Less. These
objectives were ame(l at eqUip￿n9 them with Ihe r￿esSary skills and oHy)rtunilies.
We rneasured the lollowThJ arèas of impxt:
Young Peop￿ repothrKJ fèeling 'equipped to enter irKIustry of chou.: 95°
Progression to further opportunty Iwork experience, mentorirbg, additional programmenwnirvJl'. 5*/.
Prograssion to employment or self-empk•yinenl within 12 months.. 60%10145% who completed follow up
forml
We gather this d*a trom feedback loms your¥J people COmF￿ete mKI-way, and from in-session obse¢vations.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES, REPORT
For Ihe year gnd8d 31 August 2tr25
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Summary
The chartty ir￿urred net eX￿ndItUre lor Ihe year of £17.75912024 - net income of £3.5301, det￿lS ol which are
shown in the Ststement of Financi￿ AuNities on page 10.
This brings the charl￿S tot￿ furKls to £21,65512024- £39.4141. £17,346 01 vthth were unrestricted funds12024-
£36.0961, and £4.309 were resln.clgd funds12024 - £3.3181.
Total income for the year decreased from £162.387 to £159.703. Tot￿ eX￿ndItUre amounted to £177.46212024-
£158,8571.
Reserves pollcy
Shadow To Shine's polKy 6 to ensure thal Iher8 are reserve furKts aV￿lable to run the basic operatiorn£ ol the
charity lor a minimum of three months. Our long-lerm goal is to have six months. The Trustees estimate this
would require reseNes of £33.¢X)0-£66.IKK). The Chan"ty's reserves at the end of the re￿)￿ng period wertr within
this policy.
Golng con¢em
After making appropriate enquiries. the trustees havè a reasorhable expectation that the charitable ¢ompany has
adequate rèsources to continue in operational exi%tenc8 lor the foreséeable fulure. Ftsr this reason. they continue
to adopt the going concern basi4 in prèparing the financi￿ statements.
Key fundlng sources
The Trustees are gratalul ol the continued linarKial support from the Uoyds Bank Foundation, Westminstèr
Council, Action Funder, London Masons. Quaker sock￿ (Piffllico Grant), Clothworf¢e¥s Foundation and City Bridge
Trust. The Chanty continues to worf( s{rateg￿aIfy with key partners and supFx)rters. This finarKial aThJ moral
support provides a limi fouThJation lor the charity's activiiies which arè set to increase even further in the next
financial year. We are also in aw& ol a]1 the staff and volunteers who helpèd achieve such great heights in helping
young people. We believe we lead by example when makiThJ a d¢fference lo the youro people, the society. None
of this would be achievab￿ without the supw)rt ol our fundgrs, volLtnleers and corp)iate partn8rs.
Plans for fulure perlod$
Shadow To Shine wll continue to supwrt more young p￿PIe into employment by delivering more ernployability
programmes to reach more undefrepre58nled yourrfJ people in London. We will also look to develop strategi¢
corporatè partners, working them lo creale actsssible and direct pipelines Into employrnent and developrnent
opportunities lor our young people. We will ￿$0 run mre rnentoring prograrnmes tr) match young pèople with
mentors who Can help theffl prolessionally as they progi8ss lo looking lor and ￿nIng a¢¢ess to ernployment.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES. REPORT
For tha year ended 31 August 2025
Trustses. Respon$lbllhles In Relation to the Flnan¢lal Statemants
The charily Trustees are responsible lor preparing a Tnjstees, annual report and financial statements in
accordance with appI￿able law United Kingdom Accounttng Standards Iunited Kinglorr Generdly Acceptod
Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to chaxitiÈ5 in ErolaThd and r8quire5 Ihe charity Trustees to prepare financial si*ements
lor each year which give a true and fair view ol the stale of affairs ol thè charity and of the in¢omirKJ resources and
application ol resources. ol the charty lor thal period. In preparing the linanciJ slalements. the Twstees are
required to..
Select suitable accounting poI￿leS and then apFAy consistentty"
Observe the meth(Kts and princples in thè ap[j￿￿e Chariliès SORP;
Make judgments arKI estimates that are reasonable arKI prudent"
Srate whether applicable ￿lunting standards have iwn followed. subpct to any material departur85
disclosed and axplained in the finan￿￿ staiements., and
Prepare the linancid stataments on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the
group will continue in business.
The Trustees are rgskKinsiblg for keepr¥J proper ac¢ounltng records that diselose with reasonable awuracy at any
time the financial position of the charity to Ènable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with lh6
Charities Act 2011. the apPI￿able Charshes IAccounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the
Charittys goveming dLKumenl. They arè ￿s0 responsible for saleguarding the assets of the charity and taking
reasonable sleps for the prevention and ¢Jetection of fraud arhy other iryularthes.
The Trustggs are r8swTrnsible lor thg M￿nEena￿e and integrity of the corporate arml financi￿ information included
on Charity's website. Legislation in Ihe United KirrfJ¢Jom goveming th8 preparalion and dissemination ol
linan¢ial statements may differ from legtslation in otherjurisdiclions.
Members of the charity guararltee to conlrtsute an amount not exceediro £1 to the assets of the charity in the
event of vrfinding up. The total number ol such guarantees at 31 August 2025 was 812024 - 111. The Trustees are
members ol th6 charity but this entitles them onty to voting rights_ The Trustees have no ￿ne1￿la1 interest in the
charity.
Indgpgndent Examiner
Caton Fry was reappointed as ¢haritys IndeperKlent Examiner.
Approval of the report
This raport was aFproved by the Board of Trustees onvj th*y.&.¥... and SIgr￿ on their beh￿t by.
SIMON COOPER. Treasurer

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INDEPENDENT EXAUINER'S REPORTTO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Fov th8yw ended 31 AugUSI 2Q25
I rwKMI on the acwjrrts ol thethty f(rf fv)*ar ended 31 AwlXQ& 8el(xrton p¥5 10 to 21.
The ch￿l￿5 ITUSt8es are reS￿)￿lIe foi Ihe ol Ihe financi￿ 51atwnwts. Thtr thwiiys truslees
ider that an au(S1 is Th)1 requir￿ lor this >tar 144121 ot the Charthes Ad 3)11 ltrt 2011 Acti
M is my re¥￿￿k4￿tytrJ."
lil ex4mine siatemerts Lvvjw ￿K)n 145 Ot￿ 2011 AL*:
fjll Idk)wlhepTo¢e(btses larttd￿ in th8 thrKaKll% ￿ byth&CharityCunmtssion un¢kr section
145151(bl ol ￿ 2011 P£i". and
My examnation Vds wt ill wih IFt gwzj DirtttK)ns gwI ty the Charity CommBsi)n.
8win•ion incIL￿ a rÈvi*w of the ￿MIn￿1vY kept ty the chafily and a rJJmpari50n of the a(L￿nIS
preserted Valh t￿se rec￿d% 11 ￿$0 Ir￿L￿leS c<￿v￿a￿0n ol any iiems or dscknsures ID the gLts)unts.
and sethng ewanal￿nS frotn trusteEs any matters. Tr pl￿¢ureS undèrtaktn (b not
pwdt ¥1 the evhkn that ¥wukl t* r￿UlTed in an aLwJrt and no cpinon 1$ gNen as ID ￿￿ether tr
a(L¢L4)ts a'tsLE ar¥J VI￿ arxl the rewt is to Ihose matter5 Setoul in the nextstatÈmoM.
YOUT attention is dravffl to IhE fxi the ch￿ty has finarKid Stalem￿ts In a(xxxdart&
A¢ctyJniiftg and rewrtwvj ty tharthes tKwryJ Ihwr a¢coLmts in accord￿ I￿1h ts Financial Rep￿1
Standard ap￿￿4￿e In the UK arwj Repu￿12 ol Irdavj {FRS1￿￿) In ye[e[er￿e 10 itr* A(twitirG arKJ RepDrt
by ChaFthes. SiateThent ol Practice 01 Wil 2WS ¥thith i8 ielwed lo in Ihe extant
regJlatiLn% tKrf has *illvJraMn.
l utKlerst*d ihai has been thy* In order for the fin*Ki¥ to WDvvJp a Irue ￿ lar wew in
aC￿rda[￿ *iih G￿¥¥1Y A¢cwiorq Practse effthe rwts.ry W"nning on or after 01
January 2015.
In Gonn￿￿(￿ 14th my exarninaticn, Th) (thr ffowexc4rt to in thp wevious paragrarkn IH5 LX)me 10
al *thich wes me rea50rth￿ ¢ause to thal in anyftweria resP&tthtr wiramefits..
lil to keep a¢¢¢uniir4J reccrf(J5 in wxyJr(larte￿ sectim 19001 the3)11 Act.. and
to prepar8 Iinw#* stalemertswthth rerAx& IhB
(x)unbryJ of 2011 Aci..
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivmes
lincorporating Income and Expendlture •rtcouni & stat*Mrt ot Tolal RealL88d Galn$ and Losses)
Forth8 ￿ar ended 31 kngusr 2025
Toial Unrestrrled RestrKted
Funds
FurKIs
Funds
2024
gog4
Tot81
Furjds
2024
Funds
Funds
No
INCOME FRO
Donations arK1 ￿gatte$
chaTr18b￿ actiwiies
Inve51menis." barlt inieresl
Olhgr Irtsjme
88.185
69W7
157.402
78.937
17.027
2.013
54.410
143,347
17,027
2,013
2201
TOTAL INCOklE
217
97.977
64,410
762.387
EXPENtITURE ON=
Raising lunds
¢harilabl& ath¥￿88
employaknfily
M8ntorng
16m7
1.1112
17.089
14.601
f4,601
59.942
10.rn
65.820
1&312
24.160
11.959
53,5¥2
7,541
19.459
30.5&9
t6.512
Cor￿rate eryagernent
EvÈn15 actiwtss
16.512
53,795
93.159
67214
160An
83.164
61.092
144,256
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
109.236
17T.462
97.765
61,092
158.857
NET INCOklEIIEXPENDITUREI FOR THE
YEAA
11&79))
117.7591
212
3.318
RECONciuAnoN OF FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS AT I SEPTEMBER 2Wd4
3.318
39,414
35.884
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31 ALIGUST 2025
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uarantee number
BALANCE SHEET
Ag 8t 31 August 2025
Notes
2024
FIXED ASSErs
TaThJible assets
158
916
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank and in ha￿1
56.422
75,026
CREDITORS: amount$ falling due within t)ne year 12
{20.8901
(11.966)
NET CVRAENT ASs￿s
35.532
63,060
TOTAL ASSEfs LESS CURR￿ LIABILMES
63,976
CREDITORS". aM￿ntS falling due after one year
13
114.0351
(24,562J
NET ASSErs
E 21.655
£ 39,414
FUNDS
Restricted funds
Unrestricted furKJs".
General fund
14
3,318
14
17.346
36,096
E 21.655
£ 39,414
The financial statements were approved. aThJ authorised lor ￿￿e, by Ihe Board of Trustees tsn
Zo14 and sv3ned on their behalf by:_
&mon Cooper. Treasurer
The annexed noies lomi part of these finan￿￿ staternents

SHADOW TO SHINE CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year enthd 31 A￿juSt 2025
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
88sis olprywrniion olfinanci81 stal8mBnts
Th8 accounts have Wn p￿par&I urKl8r the hi8tow] wst acctyJntiry wles. in actvdance with Accounting and
Reporting by Charits"es.' Statement of RecornmeThJ&l Pr&tre aFwfi¢abJe to charit18s preparing their acwunts in
a¢¢ordan¢e %*ith the FirHn(>￿ sta￿ in the UK a￿1 of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffecbve
1 JaNary 20191- ICharib"e5 SORP FRS 1021, thÈ Finwd RewtirYJ S13ThYard applicth in Ihe UK ar￿ Repu￿1¢ of
Ireland IFRS 1021. arxy ￿ ChaiybÈS kt 2011.
The Chanty h3S taken advantaJe of prov￿￿￿ in Ihe SORP for aWwrvJ FRS102 (Section 1A) rK)i to
prepar& a ststernent of cash fvyw5.
The financi￿ statefflerts are prepared in sterting. i¥ fu￿￿on￿ ojrrerry of Ihe chaty. ￿)￿etary amounts in
th8se linarKial ststements a￿ rcurKJed to the r￿arest £.
Assets and are Ir￿￿ty ￿(￿ar#S￿l at 11sto￿￿ cost or Iransa¢btsn value olhemse stat&1 in tr
ret8vant accountiNJ p)bcy or rvA8.
Ju(*ment5 aThl key swrces of esb"mabon urKErtanty are in Ihe accouniir¥J Folicies whgre awJlic*4e.
Publlebonefil entity
The Charitab￿ corryny rneets Ihe ￿fi￿tr)n of a wblc t￿neffit entsty FRS 102.
Golng conc8m
TIE TFUStees conskyer that lhe￿ are Th) materid atrxxrtthe charitab18 cowrrfs ability to QJntinu8 as a
ing ¢on¢em. Key judgernents thai the ¢hatttabk company ha8 made wth￿h have a signrficant eff￿t on the
accounts irKlude estimab.ry i￿orr￿ expeThth"ture for the next 12 rnonths.
In¢ome
In¢ome Is recognk5ed when the thrity has w￿￿err￿￿t to th? fvrbts.. this is then any p8rforM¥￿e corKI￿"0ns
attached lo irr(yrn hav* t*en rneL it 15 prcknth Ihai irtorne w*ill ￿ r8￿*Y, arKI that the amount can be
rneasured rel1￿y.
Ir￿rr* from gDvemtnwrt a￿j olher grarts. ¢411￿. gRrts or I8Ver￿e. grants. 15 r8c0w1￿I when the
charity has entillemern to f￿￿ts. any wl0rrn￿ ttlrNJ￿Ons attach￿ to the grants have been mei, it is probable
that the irKorne Mll recaved aTh1 amunl can be measured reb.ably and not deferr&l.
For legacies. entif￿[￿ent is taken as the earfier of Ihe (late ￿ wh￿h *ther.' charity is aware that probate has
b88n granted. the estate has been finalEwJ aTrJ Th)tficthn has fflade by the exerxJtor(sl to Ihe charty that a
distTrtyJbon *711 b8 rnade, or wf*n a (fi$trTtA￿n i5 receNed trom the estate. Becwpt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is
onty Con9￿re￿ probab* the armurn can be measurwj relkgbty the Charty has been notilied of the
eX￿Ut0￿$ intentson to make a 155tribJth?n. Where W"e5 have Lwn Th)tilied to the charity. or the charity is aware
of the grantiTrJ ol probate, a￿j tf* rrtleria tor INKX)rr￿ recognrtK)n have mt been rnel then the legacy 15 treated as a
conbngent asset aTrY ¢thschxed sf material.
Incorr￿ is only ¢*fer￿d ¥thgn." speufies thai the (¥ ¢knation must onty be used in futu￿ accounting
iiods.. or for pertomwre ￿lated gratts. vknere are in afva[￿e of the ￿rf0[rnartes or 5P8cific
ent to whKh relat8.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEtr¥rs
For the year eThled 31 Augusi 2tr25
Oon•iion$ of g1ft4 servlces8nd facilil*s
Donated professional Ser¥￿eS donated f*ylties are recogni￿ as ir￿Orne when the charity has control overthe
item or ￿ceiVed the swvK8. any ¢orKYitions assooated *ith the thnat*)n fv7ve been met, tlE rewpt ot 8eornmic
benefit Irorn the use by the Chanty ol the ttern ts [wobab￿ arNJ that ben8fit can be measured reliably. In
a¢cordanc8 With the charit.es SORP (FBS 1021, vdunteer bmE is mt rwised 50 reler to the trustees. annual
reForl for rTN)re informab'on abouttheIr(a￿n￿Hjti0n.
On receipt. d)nated grfts. profession￿ servw aThJ (kx￿ted faul￿eS are r￿griSEd on the basis of the value of Ih
grft to the charity whth is the arrKNJnt ¢haity have i*n wlliro to pay tD obt&n servKes or facilities of
qjivalgnt e¢ortiric be￿frt on the open Ma￿et.. a (y)rresKX)rKlirg arn￿nt is then rewised in e¥)endlty￿ in the
peri￿ of re¢eipL
Interest on funds on dep)5it is irthjded *then arKI ts arTh)unl can m￿u￿1 reliaNy by the
chanty", thi8 is rnrm&ty up)n rotifica￿n of the inte￿1 paid or payat4e by the bank.
Company status
Shadow lo Shine CIO is a £y)mpany limrt8d by guarantee. In Ihe event of the Charity beirvJ Wou￿1 up, the liatrA'Ity in
r9$p￿t ol the guarantee is lo £1 per trErtthr of the Charity.
Fund￿￿ou￿1lng
Restrict￿1 furth are lo be uswl &8 LgKI the ¢knor. EyndI￿re %thich rneets Ihese
¢rileria is Cha￿ to the hJThl.
unre$1r￿t*fj fun¢L% are thnatiorts aNJ other irKYJrning re￿rCeS ￿e1¥￿j or ￿erat￿ forthe charitable purpose8.
DesgnatEd fu￿ts are unfe￿n¢t8d earMath￿ by trustees for parbcular wrr¥)ses.
Exp8ndilure andinwover8ble VA T
Ex￿ndItUre is r￿niSert orte there ts a legal or CA)nStr￿e (*lgaDDn b rnake a pawment to a third party. 1t is
probable that Sett￿￿￿￿t *ill be re(wir*Y aThJ Ihe amJTrt ol Ihe orA￿tiOn can be measured rdiabty. Expenditure 15
classrfied Ihe a¢tithty hea(thrwJ5".
FU￿r￿SIngc0sts
Gosts of raissro funds ￿late to c￿sts I[￿jrr￿j by ts charitaL48 wmpany in lThd￿lng third parbes to make
voluntary contribJtior6 h) rt as ￿11 a5 ihe ¢osi of any acti￿￿8$ *ith a fUrxJr￿Trj puwe.
Charitable activitss
Exter￿ItLtre on Charitab￿ ¥tiV￿eS I￿￿Jg$ the costs of d8Iveriry 5ervw and &tivib"es und8rtak8n to
further the PU￿￿)Se5 of the charity aryj ttwr &$9Yi8ted supwrt c(6ts.
Allocatlon ofsupportcosts
Resources 8XP8rvJ8d are to the p•￿CUlar xtvity wh8r8 ttE ciEt relat8s diT￿ly to that activty. Staff ￿)Sts
are slated on Ihe t￿LS ol slalf ts'￿. SuprA)rt txsts *tich canrKX be dir• all￿￿lted to activilies are
81that￿l in [M￿)rtIOn to staff (x)gts.
Where inforrnation ab)ut the obiths ￿ proi8cts of Ihe chwity is a&0 prOVKJ￿ to ￿tellti￿ donor5, aGtiwty
costs are aprx)rtk)ned belween lundrasiro and charit*)le athiies on ￿ basis of the area of lite0tu￿ (tcupied by
e¥h activity.
Rental charges are chaipj on a sWht line bass ovw th8 t8rm of the lèase.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATÉMENTS
Foi the year ended 31 August W25
Tangible Hx¢dassei$andd8pr8Ci8tion
Tangl￿e fixed assets (excl￿11r￿j inveslmenisl ￿ stated at u)st less depreoabon. Th8 Cost ol addib.ons or
Ihose ¢ostirvJ ￿S than £1Tr)O a￿ rN)t ¢4Ntaised. Ott￿r ￿¢£1 &s5ets vrith an eX￿ted life of tnore than one year are
included at C05t aT¥J ¢￿'al8￿ w Ihreo yeaJ5.
Trade and ottEr ¢kn are re¢WI￿ at Ihe setdemerrt an￿￿n¢ thje after any trale thsoxjnr olfer8d. Prepayments
are ¥￿￿ed ai thg arrwJJnl prep*1 net of any tr*Je ¢J5LY)unts ikn.
sh atbankand hand
Cash at bank arKJ cash in hand cash aryj S￿)rt temi ￿hty Iw4uid Tnvestm&nts with a short maturity of thre8
months or less from the date ol ￿quisItiOn ￿ operwTrJ of the de[￿t or similar account. Cash balan¢es exclud8 any
funds held on bthalf of service L￿15.
Creditors and promsons are rwused cjwity has a d*aiion resuth.ro from a past event that
wll probthy resutt in the transfer ol fvrth to a third paty and ar￿Unt due to settle the obligation can be
mea$J￿d or 8sbrnata1 reliably. Gr&5tor5 aThl provisions are norrnalty rwi8ed at t1￿[ 5ettlernent amount after
allowing for any trade discwnts
charity only has firtraw￿ assets &atX￿￿es of a kir¥J that quafify as basic final￿1￿ instruments. Basic
financial instrurngnts are re¢ffjniwJ at Iransacknn value atvj sub5equentty rnea￿red at Ih&ir setllement
value wth Ihe exceptt)n of bank k￿Tr8 knkn¢h ar8 suLEwTrty measurÈd at al￿rtis￿ cost using the eftective
inter8st methxl.
Pensions
All employees of the chartty have opted of fvrefore the charity (*)es rM)t currenly run a wrBR)n
$C￿Me for its ernploy8es.
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SHAOOW TO SHINE CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 August 2025
£ DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
iknreslricled Reslricled
Ful￿$
Funds
2025
Total
Funds
2tr25
Total
Funds
g024
Trusts arKJ foun£lab(
CoFporate (kjnaiions
Ir¥JMdual (1)nati￿$
69217
149,217
91,910
185
8.185
1,437
88,185 E
69217 £
157,402 £ 143,347
Tot81
Funds
Fu￿ts
Furmts
2025
Trusls fourNJatK
Coryy)rate (knnaiions
IrKlI￿￿uJ thjnabons
27.￿?
64,410
gY,910
50.000
1,437
7,437
7&937 £
S4.410 £
S INCOME FFK)M CHAFIITABLE ACTIVMES
Unrestslcted Restrkted
Funds
Funds
2025
Total
Funds
Totèl
Funds
2024
17,027
Nil £
Nil t
Nll £
2(E4
Total
Fur￿$
2024
2024
r7,027
17.027
17.027 £
17,027
1S

SHADOWTO SHINE CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 A￿￿$t 2025
4. ANALy￿s OF EXPENDrruRE
SupF*Xt &
Total
2025
Totsl
2024
¢ost5
Ern￿OY￿rIty
Mentoring
41769
14,1
10
77.752
19,459
30.533
76,512
18?12
Corwrate engagement
Events arThJ acti￿11*$
17246
41,141
5.179
12J54
53,795
115ZJ9
10.912
10912
10529
160.373
17,069
144.256
14.601
0)$
Surwrt & svvernar
3277
{37,8821
£ 137063 £
4W.399 £
Nll £
177.462 £ 158,857
2024
su1¥￿&
2025
Employability
MÈnioriiTg
Ins￿￿[
Gorporate er￿8￿nI
33.4$7
77,752
19,459
30.533
16.512
15,554
24.432
13.212
24
14
6,077
88,661
9.607
9.S32
.541
2,604
14.912
144,256
14,601
Fun(Iraisir*J costs
Stwort& governart
(24.444)
£ lo7.8￿ £
51.057 £
N￿ £
158.857
Of the tow expeThJiture, £109,23612Wd4. £97.7651 unresirthj aThJ £68,22612024. £61.0921 was r8Stricted.
16

SHADOW TO SHINE ¢
NOTES TO THE NNANCLAL STATEME1¥
For the year ended 31 August 2tr25
NET INCOME I EXPENDrruRE FOR THE YEAP
This k% siat&J after charg.ry Icr8thb'r¥J".
2025
2024
Ind8pen(*nt auditorfs l exarNnefs rerNneratN)n.'
I[￿ependent examinerfs fees
1,476
1,440
6. STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS
Tolal
Funds
2025
Total
Fun(Is
2024
Funds
Fun<J$
Salary costs
Wa9￿ and salarfes
Social s8Gurity costs
Pen￿On (x)sL8
86,on
4¥5
129,594
6,809
660
105,635
2,165
The averag8 nutrthrof enwby88s lon a bag$1 durirvj tsE yearwas 3.812W24. 2.51.
tot￿ enwee ￿nefItS of Ihe key mawment personnd were £57,580l2￿24. 49,3581.
One empbjyee eanW beh¥e8n £60.(￿ to £70,[￿ ia124. 8rnployees earn￿ mre thaTh £60.CKX]I.
7. TRUSTEES. PEMUNERATION AND EXPENSES
The charity Iru5tees %*re rL)t Pa￿ aThJ dd rnt reC￿ve arry other benelits from association hwth the chanty in the
year. No chatTty buste8 r8cenf&J payTrnt for sxofessk?n￿ or olher serv¢ce5 suKpAgJ to the chwity.
The Trustees receivgj Th) payments in ￿lm￿1rS8￿￿￿t of (*rt-ol.PJL*et (J)sls.
8. RELATÉD PAFrrY TRANSACTIONS
Other than trustees. at￿8. there a￿ m ¥eF￿rtth rElatal party trans¥kns to dis¢l)se for 202512024.
sarrEI.
g. TAXATION
The Charitab￿ (orr4Mny is exw¥rt froffl coTFK)ratiM tax as ￿1 it5 15 charitatAe ￿ is a4)pli8d fLY charitable
purposes.
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SHADOW TO SHINE CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 August 2025
10. SUPPORT AND GOVERNANCE COSTS
Tothi
Funds
2025
rot81
Funds
2024
Programme fr8elance
AC(￿U￿tar
Independent eXaMina￿n
Rectuitment
Trainir
7,YJ6
1,476
10.0fj2
4.426
1.440
876
1.641
176
OBS
Re1r&5hr￿ts
Staff travel and Sub￿ster￿e
Other programrne (xjsts
IT and equipment
Insurance
Enlertaniry
Dues and Subscriptions
Bar* Payp￿ Fe85
Other office (xxts
Deweciation
Other proles&onal swvices
Staff supportcosts
11
317
563
203
1347
1.950
69
270
758
450
758
10,912
37082 £
24.444
11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Office
•qLtlprnent
Cost
At 1 September 2ffd4 and 31 August 2025
Al 1 Septeft*er 2024
Charge lorthe year
At 31 A￿Ust 2025
1115
758
2￿73
Net book value
At 31 August 2024
At 31 Augu512025
916
158
12. cRED￿oRs.. AMOUF￿s FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025
2Q24
SOCI￿ secunty arky 0th8rtax&s
Bank ban repayab￿ in one year
AccwJs
10,526
1,476
10,526
l 1,966
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SHADOW TO SHINÉ Ch)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEI1EP￿s
For the ye¥ ended 31 August 2025
13. cRED￿ORS. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER ONE YEAA
2025
2024
Bar* bans
14.1)35
24,56
In March 20T3, the charity ye￿ed a £50,IXKI k)an from CAF bai* 10 W vmth fh)w and operabons. This is
repayable from April 2023 to D￿ber 2027.
A￿￿xIn1 due in c￿e ￿ar
AffK)unt due in to fve years
10,526
14.035
10,526
24,562
24,561 É
35,088
14. STATEMEMf OF FUNDS
Translws and
8rougM
)rniThJ Resources investment
Forward Resources Expended gaIn￿(lO$S88)
CarFied
Forward
RÉSTRICTED FUNDS
Acton Funder Ltd
Cty 8rK*Je Tnjst (City of L(xth)I
city ol WestryI￿ter
Ckjlh Wod(￿$
Garfield Westcln FtyJTrja￿)n
Quaker ￿rdI Suppyjrt Ih"mlico grantl
27,n7
126.6801
115,0001
1461
(15,(K)01
1.037
1318
3,272
15,iXXI
Nil £
4.309
SUMMARY OF FUNDS
General FU￿15
Restricted FurKIs
1109ZJ61
17,346
3?18
69217
£ 39 414 t 159,703 £
177,4621 £
Nll £
21,655
24
Trarjslers and
Jht RegourLEs inveslm8nt
R8sources Expwthy gain￿ll055e$J
Carr
Fonvard
RESTRICTED FUNDS
Gity &idge Trust (GtyofLoTrknJ
Ctyot Westininster
Cloth Workers
Foyle Foundation Fou￿1
YOU￿ WestminsterFournfation
.910
15.0
10.0
7.51
(26,910}
(15.IXKIJ
(6,682)
(7,500)
(5.&70J
3,318
61,092
Nil £
3,318
SUMMAA YOFFUNDS
Gener81FunLts
R8Str¢tsdFtJTr
97,977
64,410
(9T.765J
61.0
3.318
39,414
Nt7 £
19

SHADOW TO SHINE CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEp¥rs
For the year ended 31 Aiigust 2025
Reslncted funds have been used e¥dusivety lor prrKJrnmme d8Ivery, progr8mme freelancer (￿t5,
travel ￿l$arleS for partKipants. wogramme rnateriaL8 8Th1 items. arKI other expertsÈs (firectty related to defivery. A
prO￿TtiOn ol statt costs has wher8 t8am merrthts have contribthed to prograrnme delivery.
These furvjs are used for swific F￿raMThe torwhK* they *pre awarded.
1& ANALYSIS OF NET ASSEfs BEfllEEN FU14DS
Dtsignated Getwdl R•stricted
Funds
Fund$
Funds
Total
Fund5
Totol
Funds
2024
916
63,060
f24.562J
Taroible fixed assets
Nel current assets
Cr8oltors due in mre Ihan one year
158
35532
114,0351
31x3
114,035)
Nll £
17.346 E
39,414
2024
UnTrStr￿￿ FuThYs
Deswat&* General A8slri¢ted
Ftst
FUTr
FuThYs
Tangth fAxed ass8ts
N8tcurrenÈ 8ssets
Creditors due more Itwj on8ye8r
916
59,742
(24.562J
916
&3.060
(24.562)
3,318
£ 36,096 £
3,318 £
39.414
18. ANALY&S OF THE NET UOVEMEIU IN FUNDS
Total
Funds
2025
Total
Funds
FLmds
Funds
2025
N•t rrwJv8rn8nt in furKts
118.79J)
991
117,759}
17,759
3.S30
2024
Furnts
2024
FuThts
2024
Fur
2024
Net rnovemert in
212
3.318
3.530
272 £
3.318 £
9,530

SHADOW TO SHINE CIO
NOTES TO THE NNANCIAL STATEIIEp¥rs
For the year ended 31 August 2025
17. OPERATING LEASE COMMThMENTS
The charity had TN) operaDng knes in ts curwt year13J24. thp same).
18. OThÈR LEGAL INFORMATION
Shadow to shi￿ CIO LS a tharitaAe ir%))rrK)rated orgar4saion, registered in Ery1￿ and Wales, with wslration
numb8r 12ry1087, and is conlrdW ty its C{￿s￿lutI￿. Ils ￿LSter&I ofh"¢e *lress i8 5 D(Yser st￿ell Lon(*)n W1 U
6QJ. The ￿COUnts are presente# in GBP rOUrK￿ to £1.
Th8 CIO was wi8tered on 17 ￿J￿$t Pmr to Ihi%. the &b¥ibes ol the chartty were undertaken through a
Comrnunty Interest Company. Up on rewlration of ts ¢hanty. th8 ￿01$ of ￿ GIC weTa ¢*Jnated to the
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## **Shadow To Shine Financial Activities** 

## **1 September, 2024-31 August, 2025** 

||**Total**|
|---|---|
|Income<br>4100 Donations income<br>4200 Grant Income<br>4800 Other Income<br>4850 Bank interest received<br>**Total for Income**|58,185.06<br>99,217.00<br>100.00<br>2,200.53|
||**£159,702.59**|
|**Total**<br>Expenditures<br>5100 Salary costs<br>5101 Gross wages<br>5102 Employers NIC<br>5103 Employer pension<br>**Total for 5100 Salary costs**<br>5200 Freelance staff<br>5201 Programmes freelance staff<br>5202 Accountancy<br>5205 Other consultancy costs<br>**Total for 5200 Freelance staff**<br>5300 Other staff costs<br>5301 Recruitment Costs<br>5303 DBS<br>**Total for 5300 Other staff costs**<br>6100 Programme costs<br>6101 Programme Delivery Costs<br>6102 Programme travel, incl Oyster card top-ups<br>6103 Marketing and promotion<br>6105 Programme resources and materials<br>6107 Youth Bursary<br>6199 Other prgramme costs<br>**Total for 6100 Programme costs**<br>6200 General running costs<br>6201 IT and computer costs<br>6202 Insurances<br>6205 Dues and Subscriptions<br>6206 Bank and PayPal Fees<br>6208 Other office costs<br>6209 Other Professional Services|**£159,702.59**<br>129,594.46<br>6,808.71<br>660.42|
||**£137,063.59**<br>7,102.80<br>7,236.00<br>5,446.00|
||**£19,784.80**<br>10,061.56<br>54.00|
||**£10,115.56**<br>1,247.52<br>675.61<br>965.56<br>46.08<br>87.10<br>198.05|
||**£3,219.92**<br>805.79<br>383.97<br>2,646.34<br>66.58<br>366.40<br>448.45|





|6211 Refreshments<br>6212 Staff travel and subsistence<br>6213 Depreciation<br>6215 Independent Examination<br>**Total for 6200 General running costs**<br>**Total for Expenditures**<br>**Net Operating Income**<br>Other Income<br>8880 Brought forward funds<br>**Total for Other Income**<br>Other Expenditures<br>Unrealized Gain or Loss<br>**Total for Other Expenditures**<br>**Net Other Income**<br>**Net Income/(Expenditure)**|17.95<br>308.95<br>757.75<br>1,476.00|
|---|---|
||**£7,278.18**|
||**£177,462.05**|
||**-£17,759.46**<br>£0.00|
||**£0.00**|
||**£0.00**|
||**£0.00**|
||**-£17,759.46**|



Accrual Basis Thursday, 28 May 2026 12:57 PM GMTZ 




12 May 2026 

Shadow To Shine CIO 5 Dorset Street Marylebone London W1U 6QT 

Our Ref : RC/ CF/SHADO/C 

Dear Jennifer 

## **Shadow To Shine CIO Independent Examination for the year ended 31 August 2025** 

As is customary on completion of an independent examination, I am writing a letter to yourself as Trustee summarising the main matters arising, and you should discuss these areas with the other Trustees at an appropriate Trustees meeting. 

## 1. **Review of Accounts** 

The financial statements have been appropriately prepared in accordance with (1) Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) effective 1 January 2015 known as the Charities SORP (FRS102)) and (2) the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102).  The Trustees Report was consistent with the financial statements, and the financial statements included the necessary disclosures to comply with the reporting requirements. 

## 2. **Independent Examination** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions of the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. 

The bookkeeping and financial reporting systems were appropriate to the nature and scope of operations undertaken by the charitable company.  Financial records were well maintained and all items requested were made 




## available to us efficiently. 

An updated version of the Charity SORP has been introduced with the first set of financial statements to be affected being the year ended 31 August 2027.  Further details of the changes that will affect the CIO will be included in next years final letter but the main chages that we will anticipating affecting the CIO will be changes to the Trustees Report.  The SORP does identify significant changes to the recognition of income but as the majority of the CIO’s income is by way of grants or donations, a non-exchange transacion, then the new SORP shouldn’t change the way income is reflected in the financial statements.  There are also signficiant changes to lease commitments and that they now need to be reflected on the balance sheet, along with the related asset, and so, whilst the CIO currently has no leases, future leases will need to be recorded in line with the new SORP. 

## **Independent examiner’s statement** 

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the 2011 Charities Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

If there are any issues you wish to discuss relating to the Accounts, please do not hesitate to contact me. 

Yours sincerely, 

## **Ray Chaplin Caton Fry & Co Ltd** 

