SOLDIERS' AND AIRMEN'S SCRIPTURE READERS ASSOCIATION | Charity Factsheet

Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 2

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 6

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
There are 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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	£1,347	£1,375	£-28	£45	£5,110	£2,078	18.1	29	92
31/12/21	£1,267	£1,334	£-67	£36	£5,255	£2,162	19.4	31	74
31/12/20	£1,380	£1,319	£62	£38	£5,167	£2,130	19.4	29	3
31/12/19	£1,130	£1,338	£-208	£58	£5,217	£2,008	18	29	107
31/12/18	£1,373	£1,292	£81	£59	£3,973	£1,340	12.4	27	409
31/12/17	£1,121	£1,175	£-54	£47	£4,123	£1,263	12.9	26	0
31/12/16	£1,202	£1,215	£-13	£68	£4,058	£1,343	13.3	25	0
31/12/15	£1,165	£1,092	£73	£188	£3,814	£1,305	14.3	25	0
31/12/14	£1,137	£1,053	£83	£191	£3,761	£1,220	13.9	24	0
31/12/13	£962	£1,068	£-106	£189	£3,655	£1,120	12.6	24	0
31/12/12	£1,241	£973	£268	£182	£3,466	£1,157	14.3	22	0
31/12/11	£934	£957	£-23	£175	£3,004	£1,118	14	22	0
31/12/10	£902	£934	£-32	£147	£3,161	£1,190	15.3	23	0
31/12/09	£886	£917	£-32	£152	£2,643	£790	10.3	24	0
31/12/08	£792	£924	£-132	£170	£1,575	£781	10.1	24	0
31/12/07	£881	£893	£-12	£160	£3,189	£415	5.6	23	0
31/12/06	£929	£827	£103	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£829	£603	£227	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£811	£793	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 41%
Reserves/Spending: 18.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 8

Asset Split ?

Established: 59 years

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Germany, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

29 employees
92 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Soldiers and Airmen Scripture Union (SARSA)
£1,000	30/04/2021	To recruit, train and then deploy up to four additional ASRs with a programme of ongoing recruitment in the following years, in order to provide Scripture Reader on Active service, that includes ....more To recruit, train and then deploy up to four additional ASRs with a programme of ongoing recruitment in the following years, in order to provide Scripture Reader on Active service, that includes housing, training, travelling, technology and literature etc.
Joseph Rank Trust - SASRA, Aldershot
£45,000	28/04/2020 36	To fund the costs of the charity

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)

Gender Split

Based on 14/17 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

LT. COL DAVID ELLISON Appointed: 2022

ALEXANDER MICHAEL MASSEY Appointed: 2023

CAPT A MCLEOD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Army Nursing Officer

COL CHRISTOPHER ROBERT RIDER CBE

DANIEL HEATH Appointed: 2021

FLT LT J GREENALD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Royal Air Force Officer

JOHN CHARLES ALLEN FRCS

STEPHEN RICHARD PRYOR Appointed: 2020

CAPT JOHN PATRICK MARK WOOLDRIDGE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Army Officer

COLONEL JOHN WILLIAM LEWIS (Chair), Occupation: Army Officer

LT COL CHARLES MACKENZIE ST GEORGE KIRKE, Occupation: Retired Army Officer

LT COL NOEL CHARLES EDWIN DAWES, Occupation: Retired Army Officer

LT COL WILLIAM WELLS, Occupation: Army Officer

MAJOR MICHAEL CLAYDON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Army Medical Doctor

MAJOR PHIL SHANNON MBE, Occupation: Captain Of Invalids

PHILIP BRAY, Occupation: Army Officer

SQUADRON LEADER PADDY GALLAUGHER MBE, Occupation: H M Forces

Legal constitution

registered in England & Wales on 10/12/1964, number: 235708

Gift Aid

NOT 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; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE CALEB CHARITABLE TRUST on 10/07/2023

Data Sources