Chance to Shine Foundation Ltd

Analysis

Chance to Shine Foundation Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06441426). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Chance to Shine Foundation Ltd reported income of £7.6m and spending of £8.1m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £4.7m to £7.6m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Chance to Shine Foundation Ltd sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Outreach 3 Way (£7.6m), Parkhaven Trust (£7.7m) and Jaffray Care Society (£7.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93%, trading 4.7% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £142k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 15%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.4m. Reserves of £3.4m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.