Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
    • Grant maker support: +10

    THE SALVATION ARMY 

    A Christian Movement committed to putting belief into action: taking a holistic approach, engaging with physical, emotional and spiritual needs, offering services without discrimination.In addition to Christian Worship, in buildings and the open air, services include drop in centres, lunch clubs, parent and toddler groups, debt advice, youth clubs, after school clubs & emergency food parcels.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
    Established: 58 years

    www.salvationarmy.org.uk

    info@salvationarmy.org.uk

    02073674501

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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
    31/03/23£280,413£269,808£10,605£110,661£785,804£263,05211.71,48210,850
    31/03/22£281,954£226,745£55,209£96,733£775,676£268,11114.21,18911,500
    31/03/21£237,788£199,223£38,565£82,264£706,481£220,22113.32,85411,700
    31/03/20£240,607£235,517£5,090£94,077£631,160£158,6698.12,23912,200
    31/03/19£237,522£233,424£4,098£84,888£640,277£177,1539.11,79312,400
    31/03/18*£231,372£196,779£34,593£77,738£614,344£159,6399.72,7700
    31/03/17£209,659£186,301£23,358£72,073£578,778£130,9418.42,8260
    31/03/16*£209,008£187,550£21,458£69,316£533,272£103,5696.62,7600
    31/03/15£194,080£178,610£15,470£61,759£556,024£134,19792,8820
    31/03/14£196,099£166,957£29,142£57,560£532,354£115,3268.32,8890
    31/03/13£181,516£176,275£5,241£57,107£500,913£98,2586.72,7780
    31/03/12£162,208£159,685£2,523£35,852£486,028£93,76572,6710
    31/03/11£149,546£149,216£330£33,937£487,685£103,6618.33,7270
    31/03/10£144,717£150,147£-5,430£31,046£480,674£104,9908.43,7270
    31/03/09£152,140£131,763£20,377£28,527£466,290£98,51193,6890
    31/03/08£155,788£122,666£33,122£27,412£470,070£126,07912.33,6510
    31/03/07£131,180£121,273£9,907£26,511£445,282£111,564113,5130
    31/03/06£112,188£105,952£6,236£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£109,249£98,588£10,661£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£102,780£106,424£-3,644£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 65.8%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 41%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
    Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 5%
    Liabilities/Income: 16%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 33%
    Reserves/Spending: 11.7 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.6
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
    • Religious Activities
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    Who works here?
    • 1,482 employees
    • 10,850 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Guernsey, Isle Of Man, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

    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
    Home Office£3,687,208
    Department for Work and Pensions£307,547
    DCMS£100,000
    Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£100,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Salvation Army - Baby Basics & Tiny Tots
    £1,338 21/10/2023
    We provide a safe space for families with babies/toddlers, through play, healthy snacks, friendship and a listening ear. Baby Basics aims to provide essential baby items for families in need.
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Salvation Army Harwich
    £2,150 05/04/2023
    towards the Heart Drop In Project
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Salvation Army
    £150 20/03/2023
    to support the goal of saving souls, growing saints and serving suffering humanity
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Clacton Salvation Army
    £500 14/02/2023
    to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
    Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
    £500 13/02/2023
    Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
    Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council - Voluntary Sector Grant to Salvation Army Sale
    £1,250 31/01/2023
    Pop Up Café/ Drop In Community Café – a place where people can come together and meet friends in a welcoming and safe environment over a drink and snack
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Salvation Army - Basildon
    £7,500 19/01/2023
    to support a foodbank providing items for families with babies during the winter period, in Basildon
    County Durham Community Foundation - Warm Hub over the winter
    £1,000 16/01/2023
    To provide a Warm Hub over the winter.
    County Durham Community Foundation - Warm Welcome
    £1,000 07/12/2022
    To provide a warm hub.
    County Durham Community Foundation - Warm Hub over the winter
    £1,000 02/11/2022
    To provide a Warm Hub over the winter.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Salvation Army
    £2,463 22/10/2022
    We provide Covid compliant equipment, and outings for children.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Salvation Army Waltham Abbey
    £2,232 22/10/2022
    We provide a wellbeing space and community coffee lounge. We would like it to be a safe, welcoming space where people feel comfortable, making information available to those who need it.
    The Trussell Trust - Grant to Risca Foodbank
    £5,000 17/10/2022
    Emergency grant
    The Trussell Trust - Grant to Clacton Foodbank
    £5,000 11/10/2022
    Emergency grant
    Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Bournemouth Churches Housing Association
    £985 01/09/2022
    To fund purchase and istallation of cooker, extractor and work surfaces at Bournemouth hostel, to enable 40 residents to learn essential cooking skills with support of existing staff
    Somerset Community Foundation - Capital investment to purchase a van to distribute food surplus
    £8,500 24/05/2022
    Capital investment to purchase a van to distribute food surplus
    Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Leeds West Hunslet Salvation Army Lunch Club
    £2,616 20/04/2022
    Grant to Leeds West Hunslet Salvation Army Lunch Club
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Salvation Army
    £150 20/04/2022
    to support the goal of saving souls, growing saints and serving suffering humanity
    Barnwood Trust - Access Audits
    £600 06/04/2022
    Access audit, Broadwell
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Camberwell Salvation Army
    £5,400 31/03/2022
    Neighbourhoods Fund - West Central grant from the Environment & Leisure department
    Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Salvation Army, South Leeds
    £2,500 28/02/2022
    Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
    Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Salvation Army, South Leeds
    £2,500 28/02/2022
    Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Clacton Salvation Army
    £1,000 10/02/2022
    to help support disadvantaged clients with their heating costs
    Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
    £420 25/01/2022
    Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
    Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
    £350 20/01/2022
    Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
    Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
    £400 02/12/2021
    Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
    Forever Manchester - Openshaw food bank
    £400 01/12/2021
    church group focused on helping the community
    Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
    £1,000 29/11/2021
    Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
    Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
    £2,000 25/11/2021
    Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
    Somerset Community Foundation - Grant to The Salvation Army Watchet
    £300 15/11/2021
    Christmas hampers for elderly people who are lonely
    Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
    £2,500 10/11/2021
    Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Salvation Army Gateshead Community Church
    £5,859 23/10/2021
    We would like to bring a smile to more than 600 children from the most disadvantaged families in Gateshead and surrounding area at Christmas time by providing new and specially selected gifts.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Goldthorpe Salvation Army
    £3,694 23/10/2021
    We would like to be able to continue to feed those in the community who are vulnerable or financially struggling.
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Salvation Army
    £13,204 29/07/2021
    Core costs for the organisation for its work in Newcastle
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Clacton Salvation Army
    £6,500 22/07/2021
    to help support the cook's wages in order to restart the older people's lunch club at a reduced capacity in meeting Covid19 guidelines
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Debt Advice Service (Dunstable)
    £9,926 06/07/2021
    To provide a debt advice service, which is run by dedicated and fully trained volunteers. Grant to cover the staff co-ordinator costs.
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Covid Local Support Grant
    £2,000 20/05/2021
    Hardship Funding Round 5.
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Salvation Army Harwich
    £10,000 07/05/2021
    to provide support for families experiencing food and fuel poverty in Harwich
    Home Office - Resettlement Programme - Post Arrival Support
    £384,704 19/04/2021
    The UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) started in March 2021 and reaffirms the UKs ongoing commitment to refugee resettlement. Resettlement relies on collaborative working with local authorities to ....more
    Home Office - Resettlement Programme - Post Arrival Support
    £384,704 19/04/2021
    The UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) started in March 2021 and reaffirms the UKs ongoing commitment to refugee resettlement. Resettlement relies on collaborative working with local authorities to ....more
    Home Office - Resettlement Programme - Post Arrival Support
    £384,704 19/04/2021
    The UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) started in March 2021 and reaffirms the UKs ongoing commitment to refugee resettlement. Resettlement relies on collaborative working with local authorities to ....more
    Home Office - Resettlement Programme - Post Arrival Support
    £384,704 19/04/2021
    The UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) started in March 2021 and reaffirms the UKs ongoing commitment to refugee resettlement. Resettlement relies on collaborative working with local authorities to ....more
    Home Office - Resettlement Programme - Post Arrival Support
    £384,704 19/04/2021
    The UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) started in March 2021 and reaffirms the UKs ongoing commitment to refugee resettlement. Resettlement relies on collaborative working with local authorities to ....more
    Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Leeds West Hunslet Salvation Army Lunch Club
    £2,381 07/04/2021
    Grant to Leeds West Hunslet Salvation Army Lunch Club
    Department for Work and Pensions - THE SALVATION ARMY
    £307,547 01/04/2021
    The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Salvation Army
    £150 15/03/2021
    to support the goal of saving souls, growing saints and serving suffering humanity
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Salvation Army Harwich
    £500 04/03/2021
    to provide support for older people experiencing food and fuel poverty in Harwich
    Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
    £750 16/02/2021
    Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Woodbridge Food Bank
    £2,250 05/02/2021
    To enable the organisation to provide its Woodbridge Foodbank during the Covid 19 lock down for 6 weeks.
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - running costs of the Salvation Army in the North East
    £500 04/02/2021
    running costs of the Salvation Army in the North East
    Cumbria Community Foundation - Donor directed COVID 19
    £50,000 20/01/2021
    Donor directed COVID 19
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £20,000 04/12/2020
    Ashbrook House
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Woodbridge Food Ban
    £3,000 01/12/2020
    4
    To enable the organisation to provide its Woodbridge Foodbank during the Covid 19 lock down for 13 weeks.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Salvation Army Waltham Abbey
    £2,646 24/10/2020
    We plan to improve our kitchen facilities so we can serve the community, particularly older and lonely people, by providing weekly meals.
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Clacton Salvation Army
    £15,000 22/10/2020
    to meet the staff costs of running the foodbank in Clacton during the COVID19 crisis
    Home Office - COVID-19 Funding
    £1,763,689 15/09/2020
    Support for Victims of Modern Slavery
    Cumbria Community Foundation - Food costs
    £3,000 15/07/2020
    3
    Food costs
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Both Streams 1 & 2 - Delivery or Support & Core Costs
    £4,500 10/07/2020
    3
    Grant to Luton Salvation Army Debt Advice Service
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Woodbridge Food Bank
    £4,500 10/07/2020
    3
    To support the Salvation Army Food Bank in Woodbridge during the Covid-19 crisis.
    Forever Manchester - community singalong
    £3,120 01/07/2020
    Mental health activities/reduction of isolation
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Salvation Army Harwich
    £7,000 11/06/2020
    to enable purchase of food to distribute to those in need during the COVID19 crisis as part of the Harwich Helps project
    London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to The Salvation Army
    £4,000 05/06/2020
    3
    Foodbank - Delivery of food parcels to households experiencing food poverty
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Feltham Salvation Army
    £10,000 01/06/2020
    A grant of £10,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
    Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Covid-19 Food Charity Grant Scheme
    £100,000 28/05/2020
    The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable ....more
    DCMS - Covid-19 Food Charity Grant Scheme
    £100,000 28/05/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Walthamstow Salvation Army
    £5,000 21/05/2020
    A grant of £5,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
    Dulverton Trust - The Salvation Army Australia Bushfire Appeal
    £25,000 17/05/2020
    The Salvation Army Australia Bushfire Appeal
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Faith House - The Salvation Army
    £4,800 15/05/2020
    A grant of £4,800 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Salvation Army Nunhead Corps
    £5,500 15/05/2020
    A grant of £5,500 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Woodbridge Food Bank
    £4,500 08/05/2020
    3
    To enable the organisation to provide its Woodbridge Foodbank during the Covid 19 lock down for 13 weeks.
    Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Grant to The Salvation Army (Cambridge)
    £5,000 06/05/2020
    4
    to provide hot meals and sandwiches to those in temporary accommodation in B&Bs and hotels; those who are street homeless; and to the elderly, self isolating and vulnerable people within our ....more
    Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Salvation Army, Gainsborough Covid Project
    £4,000 06/05/2020
    Emergency food and provisions
    Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Salvation Army, Gainsborough Covid Project
    £4,000 06/05/2020
    Emergency food and provisions
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Salvation Army Hayes
    £3,650 04/05/2020
    A grant of £3,650 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
    Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Leeds West Hunslet Salvation Army Lunch Club
    £513 04/05/2020
    Grant to Leeds West Hunslet Salvation Army Lunch Club
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Salvation Army
    £1,215 01/05/2020
    A grant of £1,215 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
    Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Food parcels for vulnerable people
    £2,000 30/04/2020
    Food parcels for vulnerable people during coronavirus
    Cumbria Community Foundation - Food costs
    £8,000 29/04/2020
    2
    Food costs
    Herefordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Salvation Army
    £4,000 29/04/2020
    costs of providing food to homeless
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to New Addington Salvation Army - The Vine Food Bank
    £5,000 24/04/2020
    A grant of £5,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
    Department of Health - Salvation Army
    £25,000 14/04/2020
    Establishment of an effective and engaged network of people and organisations that champion personalised care for people with dementia operational support of delivering the network
    Suffolk Community Foundation - The Felixstowe Salvation Army Food Bank
    £4,575 08/04/2020
    5
    To support the Felixstowe Salvation Army Food Bank. Covid19
    Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Emergency foodbank funding
    £2,000 07/04/2020
    Funding to support the set-up of a foodbank and with its coronavirus response
    Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Emergency foodbank funding
    £2,000 07/04/2020
    Funding to support a foodbank with its coronavirus response
    Cumbria Community Foundation - Donor directed COVID 19
    £25,000 07/04/2020
    5
    Donor directed COVID 19
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Explorers Childrens Club
    £425 06/04/2020
    To support the families of the Explorers Children's Club, who are part of the Salvation Army. Covid19.
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Salvation Army
    £150 03/04/2020
    To support the charitable activities of the Salvation Army
    Cornwall Community Foundation - In response to Covid 19
    £3,000 01/04/2020
    12
    Donor directed in response to Covid 19 - Emergency Fund.
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Camberwell Salvation Army
    £5,400 01/04/2020
    Neighbourhoods Fund - West Central grant from the Environment & Leisure department for The Summer Munch
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Salvation Army
    £2,500 01/04/2020
    COVID-19 community grants wave 2 grant from the Finance & Governance department
    Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Food parcels for vulnerable families and support to the homeless in Taunton
    £2,500 30/03/2020
    1
    Food parcels for vulnerable families and additional support to the homeless in Taunton
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Salvation Army Waltham Abbey
    £4,187 15/11/2019
    We want to purchase new chairs to make our coffee lounge and reception area more inviting and comfortable.
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Salvation Army
    £5,000 01/04/2019
    Neighbourhoods Fund: Camberwell grant from the Housing & Modernisation department for The Summer Munch
    Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Salvation Army, Bradford
    £2,500 29/06/2018
    Capital costs for Adult Welfare & Relief of Poverty
    Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Salvation Army, Bradford
    £2,500 29/06/2018
    Capital costs for Adult Welfare & Relief of Poverty
    Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Salvation Army
    £100,000 14/06/2018
    Training hub in Liverpool (at Strawberry Field)
    County Durham Community Foundation - Sanctuary 21 - Community Kitchen Garden
    £7,411 24/05/2018
    To support 'Tackling harm caused by alcohol, drugs and violence'.
    Home Office - Modern Slavery Innovation Fund (MSIF) 18-19
    £273,416 01/04/2018
    The Modern Slavery Fund aims to prevent modern slavery in priority countries and contribute towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal to end modern slavery The MSIF is for funding innovative, ....more
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Salvation Army
    £2,946 29/11/2017
    We want to install shower facilities in our centre to enable those who are street homeless to keep clean.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Waltham Abbey Salvation Army
    £2,718 29/11/2017
    We want to develop our property to make it fit for purpose, including installing disabled toilets and developing the kitchen space.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • THE SALVATION ARMY TRUSTEE COMPANY
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/11/1965, number: 214779
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Other Regulators
    • Financial Conduct Authority
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity 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
    20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 2 days late,
    Main office

    THE SALVATION ARMY
    1 CHAMPION PARK
    LONDON
    SE5 8FJ

    Objectives

    THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, AS PROFESSED, BELIEVED AND TAUGHT BY THE ARMY AND, PURSUANT THERETO,- THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION- THE RELIEF OF POVERTY; AND- OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS BENEFICIAL TO SOCIETY OR THE COMMUNITY OF MANKIND AS A WHOLE

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

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