Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Good reserves management: +3
Pension deficit: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL WORK TRUST

The provision of supported accommodation for homeless people Older peoples housing and supportWork to help unemployed people back into workAnti-Human Trafficking workAddiction Support ServicesOutreach programmes and services to communitiesFamily tracing serviceFrontline assistance to emergency services personnel and people affected by disasters

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

Financial issues to consider:

There is a pension deficit of £2,851,000
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 58 years

www.salvationarmy.org.uk

info@salvationarmy.org.uk

02073674501

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£252,746	£219,009	£33,737	£0	£409,949	£144,410	7.9	2,228	650
31/03/22		£201,362	£187,029	£14,333	£0	£375,387	£110,133	7.1	1,847	650
31/03/21		£172,706	£162,182	£10,524	£0	£349,664	£89,860	6.6	2,626	600
31/03/20		£160,430	£169,651	£-9,221	£0	£317,798	£64,934	4.6	2,540	650
31/03/19		£155,071	£163,756	£-8,685	£700	£332,027	£83,829	6.1	2,526	600
31/03/18	*	£135,457	£140,122	£-4,665	£653	£353,150	£93,527	8	2,420	0
31/03/17	*	£177,037	£116,798	£60,239	£700	£366,404	£100,705	10.3	2,087	0
31/03/16	*	£108,805	£112,735	£-3,930	£700	£291,803	£85,463	9.1	2,503	0
31/03/15		£112,434	£106,018	£6,416	£1,087	£301,821	£91,193	10.3	2,491	0
31/03/14		£104,579	£108,013	£-3,434	£1,094	£290,993	£80,353	8.9	2,412	0
31/03/13		£102,189	£103,447	£-1,258	£1,108	£293,217	£80,391	9.3	2,739	0
31/03/12		£107,809	£102,010	£5,799	£1,029	£288,873	£80,977	9.5	3,063	0
31/03/11		£207,011	£93,993	£113,018	£987	£285,722	£84,301	10.8	3,209	0
31/03/10		£95,554	£88,730	£6,824	£933	£168,349	£78,709	10.6	3,113	0
31/03/09		£93,213	£84,727	£8,486	£928	£149,036	£69,315	9.8	3,055	0
31/03/08		£85,825	£81,400	£4,425	£1,015	£156,040	£74,398	11	3,040	0
31/03/07		£78,049	£83,754	£-5,705	£1,224	£157,376	£79,408	11.4	2,898	0
31/03/06		£78,258	£75,007	£3,251	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£60,113	£73,845	£-13,732	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£71,122	£66,811	£4,311	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 35%
Reserves/Spending: 7.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

2,228 employees
650 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

Essex Community Foundation	£7,000
Dorset Community Foundation	£6,000
Heart Of England Community Foundation	£3,000
Masonic Trust	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Salvation Army, Hadleigh
£7,000	26/01/2023	towards the purchase of non-perishable food items for a food bank in Hadleigh
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to BH1 - Boscombe Salvation Army
£5,000	06/12/2022	Supporting BH1 drop in centre during the winter to provide a warm space meals, food vouchers and food parcels, clothing and sleeping bags for rough sleepers
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to BH1 - Boscombe Salvation Army
£1,000	15/07/2022	New tables and chairs for drop in centre supporting homeless people in Bournemouth and connecting them with relevant agencies
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000	03/12/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000	29/11/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to The Salvation Army Way Ahead Project (The WAP)
£3,000	20/04/2020 11	We have replaced our usual community drop-in sessions with: • takeaway lunches, delivered five times a week to more than 50 rough sleepers who were identified by Warwick District Council and are ....more We have replaced our usual community drop-in sessions with: • takeaway lunches, delivered five times a week to more than 50 rough sleepers who were identified by Warwick District Council and are now either in temporary accommodation or about to be housed • takeaway lunches for those regular WAP visitors who are struggling to buy food • foodbank vouchers and, in some cases, food parcels for those who are struggling financially and who come to our door • telephone support for the rough sleepers now in self-catered accommodation; some of them are entrenched homeless so need a lot of help adapting to their new environment • telephone support for those individuals who usually visit our communal drop-in. This support includes liaising with authorities to obtain benefits and sort out issues such as rent arrears; helping them access medical support including for mental health; and working with agencies such as the probation service on their behalf.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£500,000	23/05/2017	Strawberry Field

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How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

THE SALVATION ARMY TRUSTEE COMPANY

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/05/1966, number: 215174

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
Financial Conduct Authority
Homes England
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations)

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, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE JANE FISHER TRUST on 17/03/2023

Main office

THE SALVATION ARMY
1 CHAMPION PARK
LONDON
SE5 8FJ

Objectives

(1) RELIEF OF POVERTY SICKNESS SUFFERING DISTRESS INCAPACITY OR OLD AGE. (2) ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. (3) TRAINING IN CHRISTIAN AND MORAL PRINCIPLES. (4) ASSISTANCE OF THOSE IN NEED OF PROTECTION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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