01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043470
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 95
- Postcode
- WC1X 9LP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote advancement of education, the rehabilitation of offenders and the relief of financial hardship sickness and distress of inmates or former inmates and their families of prisons, young offenders' institutions, secure units in high security psychiatric or other hospital units and offenders or former offenders subject to non-custodial community orders in the United Kingdom, to promote literacy schemes and similar educational initiatives.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £3,574,045 | £3,710,760 | 95 | 27 May 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £3,580,596 | £3,525,639 | 95 | 23 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £2,468,002 | £2,142,988 | 95 | 9 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £1,110,478 | £1,118,728 | 95 | 16 May 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £789,717 | £755,709 | 95 | 18 May 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Shannon Trust, International House, 101 KIngs Cross Road, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.shannontrust.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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