Finance Score: -13
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -5 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -21 ?

SOCIAL BUSINESS NETWORK 

Social Business Network works in the UK and abroad to support charities and cooperatives to achieve their social and environmental objects through trade and the efective implementation of development projects. SBN uses its great expertise in fair trade and supply chains to support businesses to achieve positive social and environmental impact through their activites.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 5 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/22*£48£51£-2n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/21*£61£37£24n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/20*£19£16£3n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/19*£10£8£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18*£19£20£-1£0£0£0n/a03
31/03/17*£139£139£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£103£103£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£188£219£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£319£299£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£220£209£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12?*£6£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
04/03/11*£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years
(16 years as a company)

0207 286 3483

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Cuba, Guatemala, Malawi, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Throughout London, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 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

Age Range of Trustees: 57-66
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/06/2010, number: 1136364
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/03/2008, number: 06523160
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR22: 73 days late, AR21: 58 days late, AR20: 57 days late, AR19: 73 days late, AR18: 125 days late, AR17: 26 days late, AR16: 51 days late, AR15: 37 days late, AR14: 91 days late, AR12: 24 days late, AR11: 263 days late,
Main office

25 HAMILTON GARDENS
LONDON
NW8 9PU

Objectives

A TO PROMOTE THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR PERSONS WHO THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR BY REASON OR BY REASON OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT ARE DISADVANTAGEDB TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BYI THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCESII THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATIONSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS 'DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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