Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

SOUTHWARK PENSIONERS' CENTRE

Southwark pensioners centre is a community resource centre working to promote choice, opportunity & quality of life in retirement. The services & activities programme that we provide aims to keep older people independent & active into a healthy old age. Through our community outreach service we support smaller clubs & groups working with older people in Southwark.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23*£273£300£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£296£273£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£322£345£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£297£363£-65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19*£261£270£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£265£235£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£232£214£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£272£175£97n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£392£385£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£323£423£-100n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£428£433£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£338£315£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£377£359£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£377£359£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£329£322£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£329£322£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£226£235£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£204£207£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£241£223£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£204£198£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 36 years

www.southwarkpensioners.org.uk

finance@southwarkpensioners.org.uk

02077084556

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Southwark,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
London Borough of Southwark£320,263
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,800
Haberdashers' Company£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Haberdashers' Company - Uplift grant
£500 10/05/2023
Contribution to core costs in Cost of Living crisis
Haberdashers' Company - Warm Space project
£2,500 19/04/2023
Supporting vulnerable older people aged 70 and over who feel alone and isolated post-pandemic and whose difficulties are compounded by the cost of living crisis
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£103,421 31/03/2023
Common Purpose grant from the Environment, Neighbourhoods & Growth department
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Sparks: Volunteering to Support Older People Project
£9,800 25/11/2022
Funding will be used to train 40 volunteers from the community to support local elderly people who require telephone befriending and one-to-one buddy volunteers. This project aims to connect people in the community helping volunteers to improve the ....more
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£103,421 31/03/2022
Common Purpose grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£5,000 31/03/2022
Neighbourhoods Fund - West Central grant from the Environment & Leisure department
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
£1,750 09/12/2020
6
For the purchase of additional chairs and screens to allow the safe return of in person activity
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£103,421 01/04/2020
Common Purpose grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£5,000 01/04/2020
COVID-19 community grants wave 2 grant from the Finance & Governance department
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 24/01/2020
Bright Sparks Older People’s Volunteering project
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£28,816 30/04/2019
23
Creative Age - Life-Affirming Arts & Cultural Activities for Older People
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£103,421 01/04/2019
Common Purpose grant from the Place & Wellbeing department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£3,629 01/04/2019
Neighbourhoods Fund: Camberwell grant from the Housing & Modernisation department for Mens' group & Christmas Party
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£78,300 01/04/2019
Local Community Offer grant from the Childrens & Adults Services department
United Saviours Charity - Bridge to Bridge Seniors
£3,000 17/01/2019
3
Pilot partnership project responding to an identified gap in local service provision. It will develop a cohort of volunteers to deliver social activities for older residents and strengthen community cohesion on Leathermarket JMB Estates, and create ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - We provide health-Connected Holistic Health Sessions for Older People
£10,000 05/10/2018
12
The project aims to bring people together to reduce isolation by providing health and wellbeing sessions for older people.
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£113,421 01/04/2018
Community Capacity grant from the Place & Wellbeing department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£78,300 01/04/2018
Local Community Offer grant from the Childrens & Adults Services department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£78,300 01/04/2017
Local Community Offer grant from the Childrens & Adults Services department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£113,421 01/04/2017
Community Capacity grant from the Housing & Modernisation department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£78,300 01/04/2016
Community Support Services grant from the Childrens & Adults Services department for Older people's services
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£113,421 01/04/2016
Community Capacity grant from the Housing & Modernisation department for Core costs
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£110,500 05/12/2013
36
towards three years' running costs of a project in the London Borough of Southwark that provides a wide range of services and support to older people
Tudor Trust - Grant to Southwark Pensioners' Centre
£60,000 12/11/2013
24
over two years as continuation funding towards the director's salary at a user-led older people's organisation in Southwark, South London
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Southwark Pensioners Centre
£37,500 25/08/2011
the salary costs of the Community Outreach Worker
Nationwide Foundation - Grant to The Southwark Pensioners Centre
£5,000 24/03/2011
Provision of an extension of hours for the Information, Advice & Guidance worker, who provides older people with information on a variety of issues including finance and housing
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-76
  • ALTHEA SMITH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Community Enabler
  • ANTHONY SQUIRES Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Pensioner
  • APARNA SAPRE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Community Development Worker
  • CHARLIE SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • GILL MARGARET HENDERSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • KIM SHARON MCCROSSAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Volunteer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/06/1988, number: 299416
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/09/1987, number: 02161913
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 51 days late, AR19: 2 days late, AR13: 6 days late, AR05: 82 days late, AR04: 72 days late,
Main office

SOUTHWARK PENSIONERS CENTRE
305-307 CAMBERWELL ROAD
LONDON
SE5 0HQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PENSIONERS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEC RACE OF RELIGION AND IN PARTICULAR TO POVIDE FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWAK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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