Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

EMMAUS SOUTH LAMBETH COMMUNITY 

Emmaus South Lambeth Community operates three Emmaus residential Communities in Norwood, South London. Emmaus Communities offer homeless people a home, work and the chance to rebuild their lives in a supportive environment. Work is provided in the Community shops and warehouse which sell donated goods.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • 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:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Established: 26 years

www.emmaus.org.uk/slc

contact@emmausslc.co.uk

0300 123 2001

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
30/06/22£1,841£1,883£-42£0£3,538£3,53122.5500
30/06/21£1,805£1,649£156£0£3,579£3,52125.6480
30/06/20£2,391£1,613£779£0£3,423£3,41425.4410
30/06/19£2,198£1,548£650£0£2,644£2,60520.2440
30/06/18£1,383£1,327£56£0£1,994£1,95217.6360
30/06/17£1,340£1,177£163£442£1,938£1,91919.6260
30/06/16£1,103£1,112£-10£0£1,776£1,73818.8230
30/06/15£985£990£-5£8£1,785£1,76321.4200
30/06/14£856£834£22£576£1,791£1,75525.2190
30/06/13*£645£673£-28£420£1,769£1,75031.2120
30/06/12£494£477£17£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£395£397£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10£475£367£108£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09£404£316£88£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£259£297£-38£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07£449£157£293£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06*£343£222£121£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£87£72£15£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04*£226£80£146£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 22.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 8.1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 50 employees
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey, Throughout London,

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 - Emmaus Lambeth and Surrey (ELS) move-on support accommodation
£9,989 09/04/2021
The group will use the funding to support people who are experiencing homelessness. This will help vulnerable people who have been particularly affected by the pandemic to learn new skills and reach ....more
Walcot Foundation - COVID19 - Supporting Residents
£8,698 05/05/2020
12
Emmaus shops are temporarily closed but the organisation still incurs costs relating to the 27 residents (known as Companions) housed at the West Norwood house. Costs include Companion Allowance (a ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Emmaus South Lambeth
£28,000 17/08/2012
the salary and on-costs of the part-time Support Worker

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-79
  • ALVIN JACKSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Customer Experience Expert
  • AMY BOLAND Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Client Manager (Insurance)
  • JOHN BOZZA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • PAUL NEWMAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Operations And Engineering Director
  • RAVI RAI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/05/1998, number: 1069610
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/10/1997, number: 03458828
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR13: 12 days late, AR06: 9 days late, AR04: 19 days late,
Main office

9 KNIGHT'S HILL
WEST NORWOOD
LONDON
SE27 0HY

Objectives

THE ALLEVIATION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM TO THOSE IN NEED WITHOUT DISTINCTION BY:1. THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, OR ASSISTANCE IN SUCH PROVISION, FOR THE POOR AND HOMELESS IN THE SOUTHBANK AREA OF LONDON AND SUCH OTHERPLACES AS MAY SEEM APPROPRIATE FROM TIME TO TIME. 2. THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING FOR SUCH PERSONS WITH THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING SKILLS TO ENABLE THEM TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT. 3. THE SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF OTHER EMMAUS COMMUNITIES OR OTHER AGENCIES IN THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE EXCHANGE OF RESOURCES, INFORMATION AND EXPERTISE WITH OTHER EMMAUS COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE. 4. THE FULFILLING OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE RECOGNISED BY ENGLISH LAW AS BEING CHARITABLE AND WHICH THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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