Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 11
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

THE CONNECTION AT ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS

The Connection at St Martin's works with people who are rough sleeping to move away from, and stay off, the streets of London. We're alongside people as they recover from life on the streets and move towards a meaningful, fulfilling future away from homelessness and into shelter.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£4,852£5,337£-485£780£3,142£3,0396.878437
31/03/22£5,376£5,631£-256£699£3,644£3,5157.586172
31/03/21£6,941£5,280£1,661£525£3,857£3,8228.77613
31/03/20£5,214£5,499£-285£516£2,104£2,0394.587517
31/03/19£4,845£4,849£-4£449£2,389£2,3865.985629
31/03/18£4,922£5,150£-228£449£2,393£2,3735.51100
31/03/17£4,573£4,982£-409£341£2,621£2,5966.3840
31/03/16£4,489£4,499£-9£334£3,030£2,9958810
31/03/15£4,175£4,056£120£302£3,039£3,0399770
31/03/14£4,260£3,732£528£320£2,920£2,9209.4710
31/03/13£4,173£3,627£546£275£2,392£2,3927.9710
31/03/12£4,119£3,728£390£286£1,846£1,8405.9730
31/03/11£4,494£4,121£374£263£1,456£1,4504.2870
31/03/10£4,191£4,389£-198£284£1,082£1,0823940
31/03/09£4,448£4,416£32£218£1,281£1,2813.5990
31/03/08£5,091£4,223£868£233£1,249£1,2493.51040
31/03/07£4,165£4,106£58£188£381£3811.11020
31/03/06*£4,231£4,127£104n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£4,030£4,094£-63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£4,030£4,094£-63n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 14.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 6.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 7.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 25 years

www.connection-at-stmartins.org.uk

governance@cstm.org.uk

02077665544

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Charity£2,400,000
The Coutts Foundation£315,679
City Bridge Trust£204,622
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£96,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Linbury Trust - Energy efficiency - Connection at St Martins
£5,000 13/12/2023
A one off grant towards costs for an energy audit.
The Grocers' Charity - 2024 Match - The Connection at St Martins
£1,100 20/10/2023
Empowering those who experience homelessness
The Coutts Foundation - The Connection cost of living grant 2
£10,000 15/06/2023
4
An additional unrestricted grant in acknowledgement of the cost-of-living rises
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields (CSTM)
£156,710 01/06/2023
36
£156,710 over three years (£50,370; £52,385; £53,955) for an accredited Migration Co-ordinator to deliver specialist immigration casework and supervise a migration caseworker.
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Charity - The Connection at St. Martin's
£2,400,000 30/03/2023
Organisation supporting people who are rough sleeping in London to move away from the streets
National Lottery Community Fund - Women's Space - for women recovering from street homelessness
£9,961 13/01/2023
This project will provide a tailored weekly service for women who are at risk or rough sleeping in Westminster. The funding will provide a women only space where they can access practical services (improving nutrition health and hygiene); ....more
The Coutts Foundation - The Connection cost of living grant
£5,000 17/11/2022
6
An additional unrestricted grant in acknowledgement of the cost-of-living rises
The Coutts Foundation - The Connection Grant 3
£258,840 16/06/2022
42
An unrestricted grant for the Connection at St Martin’s, London’s busiest homelessness charity supporting people away from the streets through specialist services including street outreach, a day and emergency night centre, help finding relevant ....more
The Coutts Foundation - The Connection Street Engagement Programme Grant 2
£41,840 22/03/2022
6
A grant to Connection at St Martins towards the costs of their street outreach programme
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 03/12/2021
towards the charity's work supporting the homeless
National Lottery Community Fund - Free laundry for rough sleepers
£9,799 30/11/2020
6
The funding will be used to deliver a free laundry service for people who are experiencing homelessness.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 24/11/2020
towards the charity's work supporting the homeless
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields (CSTM)
£47,912 11/06/2020
£47,912.00 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£96,000 07/05/2020
Organisations supporting homelessness
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Connection at St Martin's
£3,438 15/11/2019
We want to provide an expert street outreach worker to support rough sleepers with complex mental health needs in Central London.
London Councils - London Connections
£846,820 20/02/2013
The overall aim was to prevent people from London boroughs from becoming street homeless in Westminster by giving newly arrived people access to advice and other services to both reconnect them to their home area and to provide them with support ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Connection at St Martin's
£162,430 06/02/2012
Towards a work placement programme enabling homeless people to develop skills that will help them to access education and paid work.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/16 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-76
  • ALICIA WALKER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Policy
  • ANNA CHARLOTTE PAYTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Non-Executive Director
  • CATHERINE CHERRY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Fundraising
  • FRANCES STAINER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Hr Professional
  • JAKES DAVID FERGUSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • JILL KYNE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • KEITH ANDREW STARLING Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Portfolio Management
  • KUNAL KRISHNA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Banking / Financial Services
  • LUC LECLERCQ Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Asset Management
  • MAEVE WALSH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant And Director
  • MELVENE ADAMS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Head Teacher
  • OLIVIA BLANEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Executive Coach And Facilitator
  • PETER JOHN CURTIS WARREN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Business Executive
  • REV SAMUEL MARTIN WELLS Appointed: 2013
  • SIMON DAVID MYLES RAWSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director Of Social Impact Communications
  • TIM JONES Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Lawyer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/11/1999, number: 1078201
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/10/1999, number: 03852519
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

THE CONNECTION AT ST. MARTINS
12 ADELAIDE STREET
LONDON
WC2N 4HW

Objectives

FOR THE RELIEF OF POOR PERSONS AND FOR FURTHERING ANY SIMILAR CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR SUPPORTING ANY CHARITABLE INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED FOR SIMILAR PURPOSES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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