Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE SOHO SOCIETY

The charity operates in Soho. Its planning and licensing sub committees look at all the planning and licensing applications for the area and support, object or comment on them as appropriate. The charity, where appropriate, plays a lobbying, campaigning and influencing role in all aspects of Soho life. The charity seeks to foster community in Soho by supporting a wide range of social events.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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
31/12/22		£68	£54	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/21	*	£44	£49	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/20		£12	£21	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/19		£69	£36	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/18	*	£32	£24	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	20
31/12/17		£37	£38	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	*	£30	£41	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£34	£37	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£32	£33	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£37	£30	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£19	£3	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years

www.thesohosociety.org.uk

admin@thesohosociety.org.uk

0300 302 1301

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities

Where it operates

City Of Westminster,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Soho Society
£1,006	22/10/2022	We would like to use the money to create 3 community events per year for 3 years, bringing businesses, residents and Soho workers together in a social setting.

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: 34-81

TAKASHI O'ROURKE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

NICK CLEMMOW Appointed: 2022, Occupation: It Professional

WENDY HARDCASTLE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

ANDREW MACKAY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Musician, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANNE WITH ST THOMAS AND ST PETER, SOHO,

DAVID GLEESON Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Media Consultant

JANE DOYLE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Trustee

JASON FISHER-JONES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Film Director

LUCY HAINE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retail Director

MARGARET ANNE BLOOMER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Writer

MARINA GIORGINA TEMPIA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

TIM LORD (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Trustee

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2012, number: 1146589
Registered at Companies House on 05/01/2012, number: 07899282

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR21: 3 days late, AR18: 48 days late, AR16: 34 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from SOHO COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT FUND on 04/09/2020

Main office

THE SOHO SOCIETY
55 DEAN STREET
LONDON
W1D 6AF

Objectives

(I) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (II) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(III) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION PROTECTION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

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