Registered charity · Bournemouth
The Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa
The Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa is a registered charity (number 311697) based in Bournemouth, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Clare Searle since 2017. Latest income £277k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa, Shaftesbury Young People, SYP Trust (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £277k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 3 more
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.shaftesburyyoungpeople.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Shaftesbury Homes & Arethusa
- Registered
- 1965
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£277k£311k
- 2024£891k£394k
- 2023£226k£436k
Earlier years
- 2022£560k£440k
- 2021£899k£1.0m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government contracts 17%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED OR IN CARE IN ORDER TO RELIEVE THEIR NEEDS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING BY: HELPING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISION MAKING AND TO HAVING THEIR VIEW HEARD; HELPING THEM TO LEARN AND TAKE PART IN A WIDE RANGE OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES; HELPING THEM TO BE HEALTHY; HELPING THEM TO STAY SAFE; HELPING THEM TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY; AND HELPING THEM TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING.
Grants received
4 grants · £539,582 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £436,682 (3 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £102,900
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Clare Searle Chair since 2017
- Danielle Natalie Vassell-Ahiaku since 2023
- Elliot Mark Bancroft since 2015
- Georgia Booth since 2022
- Roger Black since 2016
- Sarah Irving since 2022
- Trisha Thompson since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Clare Searle Chair since 2017
- Elliot Mark Bancroft since 2015
- Roger Black since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Clare Searle Chair since 2017
- Danielle Natalie Vassell-Ahiaku since 2023
- Georgia Booth since 2022
- Trisha Thompson since 2023
Portfolio (3)
- Elliot Mark Bancroft since 2015
- Roger Black since 2016
- Sarah Irving since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 311697
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 JUNE 1904 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 17 APRIL 1950 19 AUGUST 1976 26 MAY 1977 AND 10 DECEMBER 2008 as amended on 25 May 2021
- Companies House
- Company number 00081186 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07801501324 · info@shaftesbury.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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