Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE MAYOR OF SOUTHWARK'S COMMON GOOD TRUST 

The charity aims to provide assistance in a variety of forms to all those in need, either living or having links with the area covered by London Borough of Southwark.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/03/23£5£16£-11n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£16£8£8n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21£3£11£-9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£8£19£-11n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£5£9£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£13£10£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£9£11£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£9£14£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£29£30£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£28£28£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£30£30£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£34£33£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£51£52£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£30£30£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£34£34£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£54£53£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£31£26£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£41£47£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£37£37£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£14£11£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 44 years

karoncook@infinityaccountants.co.uk

07785 730532

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Southwark,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/06/1980, number: 280011
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

1 THERAPIA ROAD
LONDON
SE22 0SF

Objectives

ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES DIRECTED WHOLLY OF MAINLY TO THE BENEFIT OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK OR OF THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD OR ANY PART OF THE SAID BOROUGH AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK AND IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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