Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

SAVANNAH WISDOM

Savannah Wisdom supports individuals and organisations in three areas primarily; peacebuilding, issues regarding global inequality and social injustice. Grants are given to projects that are innovative and radical in their approach and challenge current thinking.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Why is the Board composition very static and has little diversity in terms of age?

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
30/04/23*£40£178£-138n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/22£8£161£-153n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/21£9£503£-495n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/20£11£304£-293n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/19£11£222£-211n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/18£9£322£-313n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/17£1,253£281£972£0£2,706£2,706115.500
30/04/16£1,254£312£942£0£1,734£1,73466.700
30/04/15£1£155£-154n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/14*£110£150£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/13*£9£24£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/12*£1,004£4£1,000£0£1,000£1,0003258.600

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.savannahwisdom.org

admin@savannahwisdom.org

01517285997

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • India, Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Crisis UK - Grant to Rotherham Rise
£4,900 09/04/2020
Wellbeing packs and promotional materials

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 52-55
  • BOBBY ARORA Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Director
  • SIMON ARORA Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Director
  • SHALNI ARORA Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/04/2011, number: 1141619
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/04/2011, number: 07594645
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR23: 18 days late, AR14: 114 days late, AR13: 34 days late, AR12: 113 days late,
Main office

Office 4.02
Station House
Stamford New Road
Altrincham
WA14 1EP

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN INDIA AND AFRICA AND UNITED KINGDOM BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS SERVICES OR FACILITIES ANDB) SUCH OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Defined Area of Benefit:

INDIA AND AFRICA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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