Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 0

Poor Liquidity: -1
Pension deficit: -1

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 7

SOCIAL INTEREST GROUP

The Social Interest Group provides strategic guidance, development, management and back office support services to its subsidiary undertakings.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
There is a pension deficit of £2,569,000

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
31/03/23		£22,404	£21,682	£722	£0	£192	£158	0.1	503	8
31/03/22		£19,096	£19,026	£70	£0	£67	£33	0	589	0
31/03/21		£20,133	£18,794	£1,339	£0	£-985	£-1,019	-0.7	358	0
31/03/20		£18,094	£17,795	£299	£0	£-46	£-50	-0	399	18
31/03/19		£16,593	£16,422	£171	£0	£-4,092	£-4,096	-3	379	22
31/03/18		£14,031	£13,826	£205	£0	£-1,954	£-1,958	-1.7	345	0
31/03/17	*	£13,326	£13,785	£-459	£0	£-2,159	£-2,166	-1.9	289	0
31/03/16		£12,490	£13,037	£-547	£0	£-1,700	£-1,706	-1.6	176	0
31/03/15		£1,163	£763	£400	£46	£2,054	£2,035	32	17	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 59%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 10 years

www.socialinterestgroup.org.uk

enquiries@socialinterestgroup.org.uk

07814285454

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Bedford, Brighton And Hove, Luton, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

503 employees
8 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-69

CLAIRE BARTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Human Resources, Other trusteeships: PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE LTD, EQUINOX CARE, SAFE GROUND, PENROSE OPTIONS,

GILL ARUKPE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

JEFFERY LOO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Finance, Other trusteeships: PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE LTD, EQUINOX CARE, SAFE GROUND, PENROSE OPTIONS,

DYLAN KERR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Department Of Health & Social Care, Other trusteeships: PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE LTD, EQUINOX CARE, SAFE GROUND, PENROSE OPTIONS,

KARL MARLOWE (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Doctor, Other trusteeships: PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE LTD, EQUINOX CARE, SAFE GROUND, PENROSE OPTIONS,

STUART JENKIN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE LTD, EQUINOX CARE, THE COMPANY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS CHARITABLE TRUST FUND (1992), SAFE GROUND, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WELWYN AND WOOLMER GREEN, PENROSE OPTIONS, SIG Housing Trust,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/09/2014, number: 1158402
Registered at Companies House on 08/07/2014, number: 09122052

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

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; AR17: 1 days late,

Main office

Unit 1 Waterloo Gardens
Milner Square
LONDON
N1 1TY

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-1) TO RELIEVE PEOPLE IN NEED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS, THOSE CURRENTLY SUFFERING FROM OR RECOVERING FROM SUBSTANCE MISUSE OR OTHER ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOUR PATTERNS, OFFENDERS, EX-OFFENDERS, THE HOMELESS, POOR PEOPLE, AGED, DISABLED (WHETHER PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY) OR CHRONICALLY SICK AND TO ASSIST AND RELIEVE SUCH PERSONS' FAMILY, DEPENDANTS AND OTHER CARERS WHO ARE IN NEED AS A RESULT OF THAT PERSON'S PROBLEMS;2) TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS CHARITABLE SUBSIDIARIES IN FULFILLING THEIR CHARITABLE OBJECTS; 3) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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