Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

SUBUD BRITAIN

Provides for the practical and spiritual needs of the charity's members in Britain. Encourages and enables members to take action in their communities and the wider world via social, cultural and enterprise projects, working with other organisations and local communities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,700,383 available, equivalent to 30 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£1,324£679£645£0£3,372£1,70030.11150
31/12/22£508£466£43£0£2,727£95224.51150
31/12/21£523£380£143£0£2,688£948302150
31/12/20£496£323£173n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£552£627£-76£0£2,369£77114.73150
31/12/18£493£624£-131n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£555£574£-19£0£2,583£93019.430
31/12/16£553£627£-74£0£2,600£92917.830
31/12/15£606£519£87£31£2,671£1,00323.220
31/12/14£585£489£96£23£2,584£92522.720
31/12/13£604£504£100£30£2,489£82819.720
31/12/12£584£537£47£24£2,384£74916.720
31/12/11£620£594£26£57£2,335£71314.420
31/12/10£634£724£-90£56£2,310£68711.420
31/12/09£571£541£30£20£2,399£77417.220
31/12/08£581£622£-42£18£2,366£74714.410
31/12/07*£706£619£87£12£2,414£78915.310
31/12/06*£497£545£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£441£405£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04*£899£386£513n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 50%
Reserves/Spending: 30.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 72.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 60 years
(63 years as a company)

www.subudbritain.org

companysecretary@subudbritain.org

01234 212468

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-79
  • DR HUBERT ROGERS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: It Consultant
  • HARDIN BARRY CHRISTOPHER TIBBS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director
  • JOANNA MELIA LUCIANNE LASSALLE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Artist / Company Director
  • PETER COLIN HULL (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1964, number: 233282
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/12/1960, number: 00678027
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 96 days late, AR06: 27 days late, AR04: 14 days late,
Main office

Waugh & Co Chartered Accountants
51 High Street
ARUNDEL
BN18 9AJ

Objectives

(1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION BY THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE AIM AND PRINCIPLES OF THE WORSHIP OF GOD KNOWN AS SUSILA BUDHI DHARMA AS EXPRESSED IN THE DECLARATION SET OUT IN CLAUSE 2 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. (2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY (3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (4) OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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