Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY

Grant making and other support to Southwark beneficiary organisations. Advice and guidance to Southwark individuals. Provision of almshouse accommodation to Southwark residents over 60 on limited income. Research activities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £17,497,196 available, equivalent to 56 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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
31/03/24£4,024£3,736£287£397£65,350£17,49756.21912
31/03/23£5,802£2,955£2,847£286£55,813£12,54951120
31/03/22£2,748£1,898£850£13£53,002£12,59979.7111
31/03/21£3,045£2,537£508£12£50,639£11,65655.180
31/03/20?£3,003£2,522£482£17£48,650£9,78346.680
31/03/18£2,446£2,134£312£13£46,721£10,21757.580
31/03/17£1,974£1,750£224£0£44,251£10,14269.580
31/03/16£1,597£1,398£198£0£39,374£8,52373.180
31/03/15£1,476£1,428£48£51£34,818£8,77773.770
31/03/14£1,432£1,573£-141£66£32,009£7,9956170
31/03/13£1,512£985£527£48£31,373£7,68693.650
31/03/12£2,495£1,189£1,306£49£28,340£4,63946.840
31/03/11£1,281£1,199£82£87£26,859£6,26762.740
31/03/10£982£793£189£83£25,803£5,75287.140
31/03/09£983£705£278£63£23,166£4,19071.340
31/03/08£925£431£494£12£23,662£6,204172.940
31/03/07£772£605£167£102£24,204£6,420127.340
31/03/06£4,871£444£4,426n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/05£850£1,157£-308n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 26.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 163%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 27%
Reserves/Spending: 56.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 26 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 21 years

www.ustsc.org.uk

info@ustsc.org.uk

02070899014

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Southwark,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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
City Bridge Trust£500,000
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity£250,000
Peter Minet Trust£50,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to United St Saviour's Charity
£500,000 21/03/2022
24
£500,000 over two years (£250,000; £250,000) to United St Saviour?s Charity for its work supporting disadvantaged communities in LB Southwark. The funding is to be restricted to support organisations benefitting Londoners.
Peter Minet Trust - Grant to United St Saviour's Charity
£25,000 07/07/2020
Southwark Community Response Fund - Emergency Response to Covid-19
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - COVID Southwark
£250,000 07/04/2020
Restricted grant contribution towards the Southwark Community Response Fund COVID-19
Peter Minet Trust - Grant to United St Saviour's Charity
£25,000 25/03/2020
Southwark Community Response Fund - Emergency Response to Covid-19
Greater London Authority - Grant to United St Saviours Charity
£175,000 21/11/2017
Will be used to mitigate the immediate impacts of the London Bridge Terrorist attack and help those individuals and businesses whose business viability continues to be threatende as a result of the losses incurred during the 10 day period of Borough ....more
Greater London Authority - Grant to United St Saviours Charity
£10,000 05/07/2017
Help those that suffered financial hardship and losses as a result of the temporary closure of Borough Market Area and who have no other means of support.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-67
  • DR BEN JOHNSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Communities & Engagement
  • DWIGHT PILE-GRAY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Musician
  • IZABELA MANLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Banker
  • JILL MCGREGOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Town Planner
  • KATHRYN OGUNBONA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Ceo
  • LUCINDA GLOVER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Neighbourhood Care Co-Ordinator
  • PRINCESS BERNARD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: It Consultant
  • REBECCA TOWERS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
  • SHANE HOLLAND Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Ceo
  • STEPHEN ERIC BURNS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director
  • STEPHEN ROBERT MCDONALD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Public Servant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/05/2004, number: 1103731
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/04/2004, number: 05092710
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Homes England
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from MARY FEILDING GUILD on 11/03/2024
Main office

United St. Saviour's Charity
16 Crucifix Lane
London
SE1 3JW

Objectives

THE RELIEF IN NEED OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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