Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Good reserves management: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 4

SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES UK

Our charity exists to help orphans, vulnerable children and children at risk of abandonment to lead a full life by providing a home, a family and a mother by way of our SOS villages or a family strengthening programme. We also provide education and medical care for a much larger group and emergency relief when required (given that we are present in 132 countries worldwide).

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 26 years

www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk

hello@sosuk.org

01223365589

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/12/22		£8,441	£7,043	£1,398	£2,609	£6,836	£2,897	4.9	24	0
31/12/21		£7,849	£5,226	£2,623	£1,482	£5,462	£2,340	5.4	24	0
31/12/20		£4,265	£4,958	£-693	£1,068	£2,684	£1,841	4.5	22	0
31/12/19		£4,558	£5,051	£-493	£1,414	£3,492	£2,154	5.1	24	0
31/12/18	*	£5,651	£6,230	£-580	£1,059	£3,796	£2,527	4.9	21	1
31/12/17		£6,375	£6,842	£-468	£1,191	£4,411	£2,691	4.7	13	0
31/12/16		£7,299	£6,900	£399	£1,127	£4,781	£2,221	3.9	16	0
31/12/15		£7,133	£6,081	£1,052	£1,012	£4,379	£884	1.7	16	0
31/12/14		£5,632	£5,383	£249	£768	£3,266	£434	1	16	0
31/12/13		£5,873	£5,680	£193	£1,147	£3,008	£401	0.8	18	0
31/12/12		£6,191	£6,590	£-398	£1,204	£2,815	£215	0.4	23	0
31/12/11		£6,348	£7,158	£-810	£1,414	£3,213	£-52	-0.1	24	0
31/12/10		£9,239	£8,698	£541	£1,218	£4,205	£445	0.6	21	0
31/12/09		£5,787	£4,126	£1,661	£786	£3,664	£326	0.9	17	0
31/12/08		£4,276	£3,716	£560	£656	£2,003	£186	0.6	17	0
31/12/07		£3,280	£3,372	£-92	£691	£1,443	£172	0.6	15	0
31/12/06		£2,564	£2,701	£-137	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£3,289	£1,490	£1,799	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£1,409	£1,214	£195	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 32.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 37%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 42%
Reserves/Spending: 4.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 4.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Overseas Aid/Famine Relief

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, France, ....more

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

24 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering Women in Guinea-Bissau
£299,623	21/03/2015 36	Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-62

ADELISE BAHA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Regional Head Of Programmes And Advocacy

GRAHAM BUDD Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Engineer

HARPINDER COLLACOTT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Ceo

IAN BRIGGS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director Finance

JANET REILLY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Hr Director

JONATHAN STEINBACK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

KIM ANNETTE BOWDEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Financial Consultant

LOUISE MARY MCDONALD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Hr Director

SOLAVA SAMIR SAAD MOHAMED IBRAHIM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lecturer, University Of Cambridge

SULI ULLA ANJA HAMPSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/04/1998, number: 1069204
Registered at Companies House on 07/04/1997, number: 03346676

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

14/04/2016 - Asset transfer in from ACHIEVING A HEADSTART LIMITED
23/03/2023 - Asset transfer in from JUMPSTART YOUTH

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR18: 13 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from JUMPSTART YOUTH on 23/03/2023

Main office

SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES UK
RAVENSCROFT HOUSE
59 Regent Street
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 1AB

Objectives

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY (I) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD OF SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES AND (II) THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS FROM SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

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