Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS CHARITY

St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity raises money to transform the lives of homeless and vulnerable people across the UK.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/03/23£5,678£4,979£699£629£5,693£4,98212190
31/03/22£5,209£4,995£214£608£4,994£4,57211180
31/03/21£6,260£4,909£1,351£505£4,780£4,47110.9140
31/03/20£4,869£3,728£1,141£506£3,429£3,112101165
31/03/19£3,854£3,035£819£358£2,289£2,0848.2865
31/03/18£3,309£3,508£-199£328£1,470£1,452580
31/03/17£3,029£3,158£-129£386£1,669£1,5926.140
31/03/16£2,490£2,262£228£277£1,798£1,7989.530
31/03/15£2,129£2,051£77£177£1,570£1,5709.230

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 12 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 7.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 11 years

https://www.smitfc.org

tim.bissett@stmartinscharity.org.uk

02077665521

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • 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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to St Martin-in-the-Fields
£1,000 07/12/2021
As directed by the donor towards annual Christmas Appeal. Sabita Ravi.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

  • CAROL HILSUM Appointed: 2023
  • DEBBIE GIWA Appointed: 2019
  • JULIAN WORRICKER Appointed: 2018
  • KEITH LESLIE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Author
  • MARK DEVLIN (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • MICHELLE CORNES Appointed: 2023
  • MYLES EDWARDS Appointed: 2023
  • OLIVIA FRANCES STRATTON Appointed: 2016
  • REV SAM WELLS Appointed: 2014
  • VICTORIA FOX Appointed: 2020
  • VICTORIA HILL Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/03/2014, number: 1156305
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
9 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SHECANIAH MINISTRIES on 26/08/2022
  • Asset transfer in from THE INGLEBY CHARITABLE TRUST on 05/01/2024
  • Asset transfer in from WHITTINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST on 16/02/2024
Main office

5 ST. MARTIN'S PLACE
LONDON
WC2N 4JH

Objectives

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (A) TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS; AND(B) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON THE SUBJECT OF HOMELESSNESS AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH IN THAT SUBJECT AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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