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The Sheila McKechnie Foundation

A Registered Charity based in England

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Description

The Foundation has established an Awards Scheme, currently with nine categories, as a means of identifying and developing the next generation of campaigners. A bespoke support programme is delivered to the winners of each category. More widely, the Foundation speaks out on behalf of the sector in order to champion the right to campaign.

Also known as

  • The Sheila McKechnie Foundation
  • Sheila McKechnie Foundation
  • The Sheila McKechnie Foundation
  • The Sheila Mckechnie Foundation
  • The Warren Youth Project

CCEW Charity number

1108210

Company number

05331412

Registered

Postcode

EC1V 9HU

Website

smk.org.uk

Domain

smk.org.uk

Latest income

£640,931 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The Sheila McKechnie Foundation

GB-CHC-1108210

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Areas of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

The Sheila McKechnie Foundation

GB-CHC-1108210

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1108210 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1108210 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Sheila McKechnie Foundation

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Last updated 2024-06-22

The Sheila McKechnie Foundation

GB-CHC-1108210

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Grant-making foundations H10

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Charitable activities CA » Policy campaigning and advocacy CA103

Theme (CCEW)

  • General Charitable Purposes 101
  • Education/training 102

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Other Defined Groups 206
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307

Scale of operation

  • National

The Sheila McKechnie Foundation

GB-CHC-1108210

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2005-02-21 Registered as a charity
2006-03-31 231,722 198,383
2007-03-31 200,696 215,742
2008-03-31 206,622 205,611
2009-03-31 279,204 234,187
2010-03-31 325,671 320,698
2011-03-31 331,972 334,360
2012-03-31 366,264 371,774
2013-03-31 326,961 324,690
2014-03-31 264,303 258,630
2015-03-31 386,847 425,291
2016-03-31 380,064 396,264
2017-03-31 405,333 399,096
2018-03-31 378,598 338,384
2019-03-31 322,044 340,972
2020-03-31 528,767 465,046
2021-03-31 434,043 478,158
2022-03-31 554,241 535,552
2023-03-31 640,931 660,516
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Sheila McKechnie Foundation

GB-CHC-1108210

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 9 7
Employees paid more than £60,000 1 1
Volunteers - -
Trustees 7
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Sheila McKechnie Foundation

GB-CHC-1108210

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 14.2 6.5
Legacies - -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 14.2 6.5
Income from charitable activities 477.1 403.6
Income from other trading activities 148.8 144.1
Income from investments - -
Other income 0.8 -
Total 640.9 554.2
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds - -
Spending on raising funds - -
Grants to institutions 25.0 -
Other charitable activities 508.6 413.7
Charitable activities 533.6 413.7
Other spending 126.9 121.9
Total 660.5 535.6
Net income / (expenditure) (19.6) 18.7

The Sheila McKechnie Foundation

GB-CHC-1108210

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 7.3 0.7
Investment assets 0.0 0.0
7.3 0.7
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 179.3 79.3
Other current assets 49.0 62.2
228.3 141.6
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (174.7) (61.8)
Net current assets 53.6 79.8
Total assets less current liabilities 60.9 80.5
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 60.9 80.5
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 32.2 24.5
Unrestricted funds 28.7 56.0
60.9 80.5

The Sheila McKechnie Foundation

GB-CHC-1108210

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2023 (the latest year with data available) or 2022.

The Sheila McKechnie Foundation

GB-CHC-1108210

Grants received

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Received 51 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Trust for London
Stronger Voices
£55,000
1 year
Sheila McKechnie Foundation
The Blagrave Trust £120,900 Young People in Policy Making Fund
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Evidence and Learning - Evidence and Learning Fund
£30,000
2 years
Charity Reform Group - Learning proposal
Apr 2023 to Apr 2025
The Blagrave Trust £30,000 Infrastructure and Fieldbuilding Grants
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Other grants and programmes - Inflation COL support - Other grants and programmes
£4,000
4 years
Backbone grants 2018/19 - supporting a thriving civil society
Oct 2018 to Oct 2023
John Ellerman Foundation £7,500
1 year
Grant to Sheila McKechnie Foundation
Dec 2022 to Nov 2023
Barrow Cadbury Trust
Cross-cutting
£30,000
2 years
Core Support for an Operations Manager
Apr 2023 to Mar 2025
Trust for London
Stronger Voices
£3,000
1 year
Sheila McKechnie Foundation
The Blagrave Trust £5,400 National Campaigner Awards 2022
John Ellerman Foundation
Social Action
£150,000
3 years
Core costs
Apr 2022 to Mar 2025

Data source

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