Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

THE SERBIAN SOCIETY 

Variety of cultural activities including literary evenings, theatre performances and classes of English language for elderly, Serbian for non Serbian speakers
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 28 years

www.serbiansociety.org.uk

office@serbiansociety.org.uk

02036734898

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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*£8£4£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20*£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£4£7£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18*£2£6£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17*£6£7£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£7£9£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£16£15£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£22£22£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£21£25£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£17£18£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£16£19£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£28£27£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£24£28£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£23£30£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£37£37£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06?*£27£19£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£10£18£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£70£59£11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
National Lottery Community Fund - A smartphone is my window into the world
£4,490 10/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver an educational technology course for older people. The project aims to bring together different generations and empower older people to develop their independence.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/06/1996, number: 1055901
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 4 days late, AR20: 64 days late, AR19: 28 days late, AR18: 8 days late, AR17: 81 days late, AR06: 36 days late, AR04: 361 days late,
Main office

PERCY BARTON HOUSE
33-35 DAWES ROAD
LONDON
SW6 7DT

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE SERBIANS OR OF SERBIAN DESCENT LIVING IN GREATER LONDON WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN A COMMOM EFFORT TO RELIEVE POVERTY, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PRE-SCHOOL AND SCHOOL EDUCATION AND SO AS TO ENABLE SERBIANS OR THOSE OF SERBIAN DESCENT TO GAIN EMPLOYEMENT AND INTERGRATE INTO SOCIETY AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SERBIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SERBIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND HERITAGE, TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE -TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTRESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN SERBIANS AND PERSONS OF OTHER ETHNIC OR RACIAL GROUP; 2. TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SOCIETY'S CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME, (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) .

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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