Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

    THE SALVATION ARMY INTERNATIONAL TRUST 

    THE CHARITY'S MAIN ACTIVITIES ARE TO CONTINUE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION THROUGH EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH, PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SALVATION ARMY TERRITORIES, FACILITATING INTERNATIONAL PERSONNEL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, CRISIS RELIEF, WORKING IN COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES AS CLOSE TO THE FAMILY UNIT AND FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
    • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £310,891,000 available, equivalent to 59 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 34 years

    www.salvationarmy.org

    IHQ-HeadofFinance@salvationarmy.org

    02073328116

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    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£76,666£63,075£13,591£7,673£359,412£310,89159.12480
    31/03/22£49,047£53,776£-4,729£5,600£344,214£316,59270.62390
    31/03/21£56,868£57,662£-794£5,746£332,937£304,26863.32190
    31/03/20£53,441£52,969£472£5,646£282,774£253,11957.31970
    31/03/19£69,646£52,071£17,575£2,536£277,913£249,81757.61860
    31/03/18£65,242£49,089£16,153£713£246,150£216,02752.81560
    31/03/17£56,441£43,985£12,456£656£222,165£186,23850.81500
    31/03/16£59,131£44,914£14,217£590£185,766£148,98039.81490
    31/03/15£68,482£41,377£27,105£2,149£171,283£130,37637.81500
    31/03/14£40,985£34,838£6,147£1,623£133,958£93,031321450
    31/03/13£35,328£31,300£4,028£1,286£125,853£87,02333.41460
    31/03/12£35,529£32,371£3,158£1,227£115,127£77,09428.61480
    31/03/11£35,773£34,630£1,143£1,189£111,086£72,245251540
    31/03/10£30,605£32,419£-1,814£1,405£96,819£59,569221540
    31/03/09£29,586£29,079£507£768£84,080£47,22419.51530
    31/03/08£32,449£27,808£4,641£779£88,627£49,20921.21550
    31/03/07£25,865£26,432£-567£775£85,102£47,46921.61560
    31/03/06£27,801£26,639£1,162£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£25,892£22,688£3,204£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£20,527£21,652£-1,125£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.5%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.6%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
    Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 38%
    Liabilities/Income: 283%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
    Reserves/Spending: 59.1 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.4
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
    • Religious Activities
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Angola, Antigua And Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Eswatini, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, ....more
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 248 employees

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Covid-19 Food Charity Grant Scheme
    £100,000 28/05/2020
    The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • THE SALVATION ARMY INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE COMPANY
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/10/1990, number: 1000566
    • Registered at Companies House on 07/09/1990, number: 02538134
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    SALVATION ARMY INTERNATIONAL
    HEADQUARTERS
    101 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET
    LONDON
    EC4V 4EH

    Objectives

    TO FURTHER THE WORK OF THE ARMY IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR THE WORK OF THE INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY AND OTHERWISE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS OF THE ARMY AS SET OUT IN SECTION 3 OF THE ACT NAMELY THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AS PROMULGATED IN THE RELIGIOUS DOCTRINES SET OUT IN SECTION 1 TO THE ACT WHICH ARE PROFESSED BELIEVED AND TAUGHT BY THE ARMY AND PURSUANT THERETO THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS BENEFICIAL TO SOCIETY OR THE COMMUNITY OF MANKIND AS A WHOLE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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