Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THE WELCOME SINGERS

Choral singing
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
31/12/23£1£4£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£0£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£6£3£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£4£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15?£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12*£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£2£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 18 years

02072747210

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Southwark,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to The Welcome Singers
£2,000 31/03/2022
Neighbourhoods Fund - West Central grant from the Environment & Leisure department

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CECILY CHARLES Appointed: 2017
  • DIANA CHADNEY
  • DR GILES BRINDLEY Appointed: 2013
  • EILEEN MARKHAM Appointed: 2014
  • RODNEY HEDLEY MR Appointed: 2022
  • ROSALIND HEALEY Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/07/2006, number: 1115260
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR20: 26 days late, AR19: 31 days late, AR12: 112 days late, AR11: 128 days late,
Main office

21 CARVER ROAD
LONDON
SE24 9LS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE, DEVELOP, AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR OF PEOPLE AGED 50 YEARS AND OVER LIVING IN THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS, IN THE APPRECIATION AND THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHORAL SINGING IN ALL IT'S ASPECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great