Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified

SIM INTERNATIONAL (UK) 

Missionary Society, promoting mission in the UK, sending and receiving short and long term personnel to and from Africa, Asia, South America, Middle East and Europe. Receiving Support funds for the Missionaries and also seeking funding for varied ministries and projects with which they are involved.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 61 years
(65 years as a company)

www.sim.co.uk

info@sim.co.uk

01223 788288

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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
30/09/22*£4,416£4,216£200£17£5,288£3,1058.8286
30/09/21£4,249£4,034£215£18£5,110£2,9518.8254
30/09/20*£4,352£4,295£57£154£4,807£2,9338.2333
30/09/19£4,138£4,447£-310£95£4,207£2,7697.5312
30/09/18£4,182£4,496£-314£172£4,515£3,2128.6315
30/09/17£4,203£4,305£-101£142£4,824£3,57210270
30/09/16£3,282£3,498£-216£123£3,984£2,8399.7230
30/09/15£3,354£3,434£-80£82£4,007£2,86710210
30/09/14£3,045£3,036£9£76£4,114£2,99711.8210
30/09/13£3,365£3,453£-88£80£4,086£3,09810.8210
30/09/12£3,290£3,505£-215£83£4,082£3,11510.7220
30/09/11£3,717£3,607£109£73£4,305£3,47111.5220
30/09/10£3,707£3,472£235£76£4,218£3,40611.8200
30/09/09£4,032£4,011£21£89£3,810£3,1129.3210
30/09/08£3,123£3,142£-20£93£3,724£3,00111.5200
30/09/07£3,178£3,190£-12£93£3,958£3,28112.3210
30/09/06£3,769£3,275£493£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£3,442£3,444£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£3,222£3,238£-16£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 59%
Reserves/Spending: 8.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 5.8
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 28 employees
  • 6 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Peru, Scotland, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Throughout England And Wales, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to SIM International (UK)
£500 29/04/2020
Donation from Ruth Farquhar -Reference: Matthew & Karen Reilly

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 43-67
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/09/1963, number: 219763
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/09/1958, number: 00611250
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 96 days late, AR20: 5 days late,
Main office

6 Trust Court
Histon
CAMBRIDGE
CB24 9PW

Objectives

TO DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE INTEREST IN CHRISTIAN MISSIONS; TO TRAIN AND SEND FORTH MISSIONARIES TO AFRICA AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE COMPANY; TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WITH THE AIM OF ESTABLISHING CHURCHES WHICH ARE SELF-GOV ERNING, SELF-SUPPORTING AND SELF-PROPAGATING; TO RECEIVE AND ACCOUNT FOR REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND FUNDS HEREAFTER GIVEN FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE WORK; TO RECEIVE AND FORWARD FUNDS SO RECEIVED. (SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND FOREIGN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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