Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

THE BISHOP OF SOUTHWARK'S LENT FUND

The charity invites donations each Lent from Church of England parishes and schools in the Southwark diocese to enable the charity to meet its objects to advance religion, in particular the Christian religion, to relieve poverty and advance education. Grants are made to projects, which may be anywhere in the world, that are notified to parishes and schools when the invitation to donate is made.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 3 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/12/22		£43	£54	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/12/21		£67	£50	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20		£24	£19	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/19		£72	£65	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/18		£73	£88	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	3
31/12/17?		£89	£80	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/16	*	£74	£83	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/15		£77	£72	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/14		£94	£93	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/13		£80	£96	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/12		£108	£109	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/11		£97	£96	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/10		£81	£71	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/09	*	£110	£106	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/08	*	£107	£98	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/07		£97	£99	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/06		£105	£105	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/05		£106	£105	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/04		£111	£111	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 25 years

joshua.rey@southwark.anglican.org

02079399422

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

THE RT REVD DR MARLENE ROSEMARIE MALLETT Appointed: 2022

THE RT REVD DR MARTIN GAINSBOROUGH Appointed: 2023

THE RT REVD CHRISTOPHER THOMAS JAMES CHESSUN (Chair), Occupation: Bishop (Church Of England), Other trusteeships: THE SOUTH LONDON CHURCH FUND AND SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE, SOCIETY OF SAINT FRANCIS CENTRAL FUND, THE WINTER EXHIBITION, BACON'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, KENNINGTON OVAL NATIONAL SCHOOL (NOW KNOWN AS LAMBETH, ST MARK'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL, GREEN COAT EDUCATIONAL TRUST, ST BARTHOLOMEW'S SCHOOL SYDENHAM, TRUST FUND, THE EASTERBROOK THORLEY SCHOLARSHIP ICW THE BOUTCHER SCHOOLS, SHIRLEY CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL, THE SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION (INCORPORATED), THE NIKAEAN ECUMENICAL TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/04/1999, number: 1075122

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR16: 29 days late, AR09: 2 days late, AR08: 525 days late,

Main office

DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK
TRINITY HOUSE
4 CHAPEL COURT
LONDON
SE1 1HW

Objectives

TO ADVANCE RELIGION AND IN PARTICULAR THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PROJECTS HELPING THOSE IN NEED IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD AND BY THE PROMOTION OF SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE ESPECIALLY DURING THE SEASON OF LENT IN THE DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK AND ELSEWHERE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTHWARK AND ELSEWHERE

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