Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Income diversified: +3
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN AND FAMILIES ASSOCIATION - FORCES HELP 

RELIEVING THE NEED, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF THOSE SERVING OR HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS THROUGH- WELFARE ADVICE AND SUPPORT- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE/WELFARE SERVICES- HOUSING-SPECIALIST SERVICES TO MEET UNMET NEEDS OF ARMED FORCES COMMUNITY
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Income generation is well diversified
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 61 years

www.ssafa.org.uk

simon.blum@ssafa.org.uk

02074639412

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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£33,035£34,416£-1,381£4,527£56,757£50,76917.73932,506
31/12/21£40,242£29,742£10,500£3,099£63,051£55,88222.53513,413
31/12/20£34,479£32,887£1,592£2,477£41,883£34,35512.53545,701
31/12/19£44,685£44,931£-246£3,159£53,758£46,80612.53425,000
31/12/18£47,359£46,418£941£2,893£46,211£39,58510.24145,655
31/12/17£47,431£46,554£877£5,062£6,611£3220.14500
31/12/16£51,808£49,708£2,100£7,253£-701£-6,582-1.65080
31/12/15*£53,819£55,434£-1,615£8,214£10,371£5,2021.16500
31/12/14£59,655£59,745£-90£6,372£6,566£1,2470.38510
31/12/13£58,246£57,156£1,090£6,686£17,399£11,4882.47600
31/12/12£50,365£50,119£246£6,013£9,558£5,5201.36840
31/12/11£51,438£50,332£1,106£2,201£12,372£9,1052.27320
31/12/10£48,453£45,733£2,720£2,172£17,725£14,2193.77080
31/12/09£47,242£48,237£-995£2,189£6,695£3,0530.87110
31/12/08£46,915£45,386£1,529£1,851£21,421£17,8454.76860
31/12/07£43,574£40,937£2,637£1,796£22,874£19,8865.86820
31/12/06£38,002£38,547£-545£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£21,103£35,508£-14,405£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£18,953£33,246£-14,293£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 17.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Ireland, Italy, Nepal, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 393 employees
  • 2,506 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Ministry of Defence£1,013,561
DCMS£500,000
National Lottery Community Fund£384,820
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust£250,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association
£1,017 21/10/2023
We would like to invest in our volunteers through training, equipment and other adequate resources, to ensure the people benefitting from our group receive the best possible experience and support.
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant Masters Award - SSAFA
£2,000 28/04/2023
To support of the Chief of Air Staff, Sir Mike Wigston, fundraising dinner on 27 June 2023 at Grocers Hall as part of the SSAFA London fundraising event.
County Durham Community Foundation - Bishop Auckland Veterans Group
£5,000 08/03/2023
To support the Bishop Auckland Veterans Group.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000 13/02/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£33,333 10/02/2023
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£33,333 10/02/2023
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Ministry of Defence - ARMED FORCES FAMILY FUND (AF3)
£59,824 01/12/2022
To enable grants to be made in mitigating the adverse impact of mobility and deployment on Service childrens education. Providing one-off grants to schools and other educational bodies and mitigating ....more
Ministry of Defence - ARMED FORCES FAMILY FUND (AF3)
£59,824 01/12/2022
To enable grants to be made in mitigating the adverse impact of mobility and deployment on Service childrens education. Providing one-off grants to schools and other educational bodies and mitigating ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - Providing direct financial support to help older people stay warm over the winter
£11,000 27/10/2022
Grant to SSAFA Somerset
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£10,000 19/10/2022
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£3,000 19/10/2022
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£10,000 19/10/2022
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£3,000 19/10/2022
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Festival
£10,000 10/06/2022
Core Funding for the Staffordshire branch.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 09/06/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to SSAFA
£2,000 03/02/2022
Supporting the South West Durham Division's work
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to SSAFA
£2,000 03/02/2022
Supporting the charity's activities in Tyne & Wear
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Glasgow's Veterans
£149,820 28/01/2022
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The group will use the funding to deliver and expand their services to the veteran communities of Glasgow East Renfrewshire Renfrewshire and Inverclyde. Over three years 620 people and 14 volunteers ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Veterans' Recovery Pathway
£200,000 24/01/2022
The organisation aims to support members of the armed forces community and their families. Funding for the group will go towards establishing the new Covid-19 Veterans’ Recovery Pathway a project ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£17,500 12/11/2021
To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - Surviving Winter - small grants to help older people stay warm this winter
£13,250 29/10/2021
Surviving Winter - small grants to help older people stay warm this winter
The Grocers' Charity - 2022-SSAFA Forces Help
£1,000 22/10/2021
Towards lifelong support to serving men and women and veterans from the British Armed Forces and their families or dependents.
National Lottery Community Fund - SSAFA Connect
£10,000 17/10/2021
The Soldiers Sailors Airmen and Families Association is using a £10000 grant to restart their face-to-face meetings to support ex-service personnel and their families across Northern Ireland.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to SSAFA (Tyne & Wear)
£250 16/09/2021
Supporting the charity's purposes
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£49,547 03/09/2021
For existing charitable projects to help charities to sustain activities and services that people from Armed Forces communities use and value.
Ministry of Defence - Veterans Mental Health Strategic Lead Grants
£250,000 18/06/2021
To develop better, more joined up lasting support for local veterans with mental health needs
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£150,000 12/03/2021
two-year projects that aim to reduce suicide risks within vulnerable veterans in a coordinated and targeted way
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£35,000 12/02/2021
Address social isolation by targeting specific groups within the Armed Forces community who are traditionally harder to reach.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£250 02/02/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Somerset Community Foundation - Surviving Winter 2020/21
£11,300 21/12/2020
2
Small grants to help older people stay warm in winter
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£10,000 13/11/2020
For community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid 19
£25,000 06/11/2020
3
The group will use the funding to maintain and develop their services to support those deemed vulnerable at risk or severely affected by COVID-19. Operating from their centres in Govan and Toryglen ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£10,000 14/08/2020
Small grants of up to £10,000 towards creative and engaging projects, that can be delivered under social restrictions, for people from Armed Forces communities who are isolated as a result of the ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£9,200 14/08/2020
Small grants of up to £10,000 towards creative and engaging projects, that can be delivered under social restrictions, for people from Armed Forces communities who are isolated as a result of the ....more
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
£250,000 25/06/2020
Funding enabled the group to address urgent welfare concerns within the Armed Forces community that have been severely exacerbated by COVID-19. This includes boosting capacity of their existing ....more
DCMS - Loneliness Covid-19 Fund - The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen And Families Association - Forces Help (SSAFA)
£500,000 17/06/2020
The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen And Families Association - Forces Help (SSAFA) will use œ500,000 to support veterans experiencing loneliness and their families across the UK. The funding will support ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
£250,000 15/06/2020
To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£20,000 15/05/2020
to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
Quartet Community Foundation - SSAFA North Somerset Capacity Building
£5,000 30/04/2020
To extend the employment of a SSAFA coordinator for a further 6 months to increase the awareness of SSAFA services in North Somerset.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help
£71,600 22/04/2020
£71,600 over 2 further and final years (£35,400; £36,200) for the salary of the f/t Gildea House Home Manager.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to SSAFA The Armed Forces Charity - Bolsover Division
£6,266 15/11/2019
We want to launch a befriending project, to reduce loneliness and isolation for current and former Armed Forces members in our community.
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£3,232 01/04/2019
Objective is to provide support in the delivery of events in support of Armed Forces Day. Armed Forces Day is a chance to show support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community: ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting lonely and isolated veterans and families
£99,000 12/03/2019
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The organisation, which lonely and isolated veterans, will use funding for staff salaries, monitoring and evaluation, travel expenses for staff and volunteers, volunteer recruitment and training, a ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to SSAFA Doncaster and Thorne Division
£2,607 19/11/2018
Donations will allow our Drop-in and Information Centre to stay open and support our local Armed Forces, veterans and their families.
Quartet Community Foundation - SSAFA North Somerset - Capacity Building
£10,000 01/10/2018
11
To employ a part time member of staff (volunteer coordinator) for the North Somerset division.
Seafarers UK - Grant to SSAFA
£10,000 05/07/2018
Grant funding for SSAFA’s Welfare Advice and Support service which helps naval veterans and their families across the UK by providing practical, emotional and financial support in their local ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to SSAFA
£10,000 05/07/2018
Grant funding for SSAFA’s Welfare Advice and Support service which helps naval veterans and their families across the UK by providing practical, emotional and financial support in their local ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to SSAFA
£20,000 04/07/2017
Grant contribution to the annual running costs of the SSAFA Casework Management System which assists beneficiary organisations in their assessment and almonising of needs/grant requests.
Seafarers UK - Grant to SSAFA
£5,000 04/07/2017
Seafarers UK contribution to the annual running costs of the SSAFA Casework Management System which assists beneficiary organisations in their assessment and almonising of needs/grant requests.
Seafarers UK - Grant to SSAFA
£20,000 04/07/2017
Grant contribution to the annual running costs of the SSAFA Casework Management System which assists beneficiary organisations in their assessment and almonising of needs/grant requests.
Seafarers UK - Grant to SSAFA
£5,000 04/07/2017
Seafarers UK contribution to the annual running costs of the SSAFA Casework Management System which assists beneficiary organisations in their assessment and almonising of needs/grant requests.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help
£102,000 10/01/2017
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£102,000 over 3 years (£33,300; £34,000; £34,700) for the salary of the f/t Stepping Stone Home Manager. The grant in years 2 and 3 is conditional on sufficient funds being raised to make the ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to SSAFA East Yorkshire
£10,000 16/10/2013
Beverley Centenary Day 2014
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards annual running costs in Merseyside
£2,000 28/01/2011
Towards annual running costs in Merseyside.
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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/01/1963, number: 210760
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR15: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from LORD CRAVEN'S CHARITY on 30/04/2021
  • Asset transfer in from THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS CHILDRENS TRUST on 02/06/2023
  • Asset transfer in from HULL REMEMBERS on 29/11/2023
  • Asset transfer in from MRS S L CHAMBERS' CHARITABLE TRUST on 24/01/2024
Main office

S S A F A
Queen Elizabeth House
4 St. Dunstan's Hill
London
EC3R 8AD

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEED, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS, WHO IN EACH CASE SHALL SATISFY SUCH REQUIREMENTS AS THE COUNCIL MAY FROM TIME TO TIME SPECIFY BY REGULATIONS:1. MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF ALL RANKS OF ALL BRANCHES OF OUR LAND SEA AND AIR FORCES (`BENEFICIARIES');2. ANY PERSON WHO IS DEPENDENT ON A BENEFICIARY;3. ANY PERSON WHO WAS DEPENDENT ON A BENEFICIARY WHILE THAT BENEFICIARY WAS ALIVE;4. ANY PERSON ON WHOM A BENEFICIARY IS DEPENDENT; AND5. ANY PERSON ON WHOM A DECEASED BENEFICIARY WAS DEPENDENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

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