Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Large legacies income: +1
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs high: -4

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 1

ARCHITECTS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

Architects Benevolent Society offers confidential advice, support and financial assistance to the architectural community and their families in times of need.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £31,354,802 available, equivalent to 179 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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	£1,905	£2,103	£-198	£200	£32,060	£31,355	178.9	12	90
30/09/21	£1,071	£2,112	£-1,042	£199	£32,381	£31,595	179.5	12	70
30/09/20	£803	£2,072	£-1,269	£198	£31,390	£30,680	177.6	12	65
30/09/19	£1,112	£1,772	£-660	£255	£34,423	£33,665	228	10	65
30/09/18	£1,178	£1,605	£-427	£225	£33,988	£33,246	248.6	7	46
30/09/17	£1,263	£1,283	£-20	£203	£34,452	£33,726	315.4	7	0
30/09/16	£1,403	£1,386	£17	£265	£33,377	£32,684	282.9	7	0
30/09/15	£1,074	£1,568	£-494	£335	£21,070	£20,431	156.4	7	0
30/09/14	£1,445	£1,449	£-4	£284	£20,877	£20,250	167.7	7	0
30/09/13	£1,316	£1,698	£-382	£244	£20,347	£19,745	139.5	7	0
30/09/12	£1,011	£1,541	£-530	£170	£19,457	£18,922	147.3	9	0
30/09/11	£1,042	£1,656	£-613	£170	£18,070	£17,583	127.4	9	0
30/09/10	£854	£1,528	£-675	£198	£18,969	£18,457	144.9	15	0
30/09/09	£1,011	£1,656	£-645	£203	£18,988	£18,517	134.2	15	0
30/09/08	£7,320	£1,830	£5,490	£239	£19,302	£18,822	123.4	11	0
30/09/07	£1,177	£1,898	£-721	£237	£16,005	£15,521	98.1	12	0
30/09/06	£1,427	£1,635	£-209	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05	£1,235	£1,508	£-274	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04	£886	£1,185	£-299	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 42.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 97%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 178.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 51 years

www.absnet.org.uk

help@absnet.org.uk

02075802823

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Botswana, Colombia, Italy, Kenya, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

12 employees
90 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-69

ALED WYN REES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Architectural Technologist

ALISON THORNTON-SYKES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Architect

ANDREW HUGH MCLEISH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Architect

MARK HODGKINSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Treasurer

RICHARD JOHN MCCLUGGAGE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Architect

SANGEETA SHENOY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Architect

JOHN LINDSAY MOAKES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Architect

KAREN JACQUELINE ROGERS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Architect

MARK GRZEGORCZYK (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Architect

NIGEL JOHN THORNE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chartered Landscape Architect, Other trusteeship: LONDON PARKS AND GREEN SPACES FORUM,

RICHARD BRINDLEY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Architect, Other trusteeship: TEMPLE BAR TRUST,

SUMITA SINGHA OBE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Architect, Other trusteeships: ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS, COMMONWEALTH ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS, CHARUSHILA,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/02/1973, number: 265139
Registered at Companies House on 01/12/1972, number: 01084747

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; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE MIDDLE ORCHARD TRUST on 27/07/2023

Main office

6 Brewery Square
LONDON
SE1 2LF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS ENGAGED OR FORMERLY ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE SPOUSES, CIVIL PARTNERS, WIDOWS, WIDOWERS, SURVIVING CIVIL PARTNERS, CHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS BEING IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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