Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Good reserves management: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2

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

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 7

SENTEBALE

The principal activity of the charity is to raise funds and awareness, and to distribute money for the specific charitable purposes of supporting orphaned and vulnerable children in Lesotho and elsewhere.

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

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23		£3,406	£3,780	£-374	£386	£2,190	£2,190	7	107	0
31/08/22		£4,545	£3,593	£952	£821	£2,576	£2,556	8.5	127	0
31/08/21		£3,127	£3,026	£101	£496	£1,622	£1,561	6.2	104	0
31/08/20		£2,391	£2,833	£-442	£335	£1,515	£1,474	6.2	64	1
31/08/19		£3,929	£4,351	£-422	£1,424	£1,957	£1,232	3.4	62	0
31/08/18	*	£3,549	£3,878	£-329	£817	£2,379	£1,998	6.2	40	0
31/08/17		£3,550	£3,776	£-226	£500	£2,708	£1,934	6.1	37	0
31/08/16		£4,361	£4,271	£90	£1,720	£2,934	£2,520	7.1	35	0
31/08/15		£3,432	£3,275	£157	£624	£2,844	£629	2.3	31	0
31/08/14		£3,373	£2,090	£1,283	£552	£2,687	£512	2.9	27	0
31/08/13		£2,601	£2,293	£308	£698	£1,404	£858	4.5	27	0
31/08/12		£2,414	£2,336	£78	£716	£1,096	£456	2.3	24	0
31/08/11		£2,089	£1,847	£243	£513	£1,018	£485	3.2	16	0
31/08/10		£1,806	£1,452	£354	£354	£775	£446	3.7	16	0
31/08/09		£1,496	£1,127	£369	£157	£422	£136	1.4	12	0
31/08/08		£250	£791	£-541	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/07		£1,150	£556	£594	£97	£594	£582	12.6	7	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 18 years

www.sentebale.org

info@sentebale.org

02077300226

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Botswana, Lesotho,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

107 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 45-67

KELELLO MOJELA LEON LEROTHOLI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Country Programme Director

AUDREY KGOSIDINTSI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Management Consultant

DR TSITSI CHAWATAMA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Consultant Paediatrician

JAMES MARSHALL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

SOPHIE TENDAI CHANDAUKA MBE (Chair) Appointed: 2023

BARONESS LYNDA CHALKER OF WALLASEY Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeships: ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY (WITH THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS), THE LILIESLEAF TRUST UK,

DAMIAN WEST Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Company Director

MARK DYER Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Company Director

TIM BOUCHER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/04/2006, number: 1113544
Registered at Companies House on 17/03/2006, number: 05747857

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR18: 66 days late,

Main office

Sentebale
17 Gresse Street
6 Evelyn Yard Entrance
London
W1T 1QL

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO:(A) PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AS CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE THE RECREATION, OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN LESOTHO AND ELSEWHERE, AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE;(B) PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTY;(C) ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT;(D) PROMOTE ANY OTHER PURPOSE WHICH IS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LESOTHO, AFRICA.

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