Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    SOUTH WEST LONDON AND ST GEORGE'S MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND 

    The SWL and St Georges MH NHS Trust Charitable Fund works in partnership with the Trust to invest and promote projects that will make a tangible benefit to staff, service users and carers in SWL.We fund people and projects striving to improve care, support recovery and prevent mental illness by supporting charitable initiatives that add value beyond the limits of what can be funded by the NHS.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Spending is declining
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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£38£25£13n/an/an/an/an/a6
    31/03/22£8£27£-19n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/21£121£81£40n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/20£9£50£-41n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/19£46£38£8n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/18£19£30£-12£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£28£24£4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£9£37£-28£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£33£103£-71£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£15£103£-88£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£27£199£-172£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£35£317£-283£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£44£242£-198£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£85£288£-203£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£80£171£-92£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£83£181£-97£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07£95£172£-77£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06*£120£198£-78£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£254£210£43£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£93£166£-73£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 27 years

    https://swlstg.nhs.uk/charity

    VINCENT.YOUNG@SWLSTG.NHS.UK

    02035136694

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Specialty hospitals (incl psychiatric and substance abuse)
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Kingston Upon Thames, Merton, Richmond Upon Thames, Sutton, Wandsworth,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 6 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
    Greater London Authority - Rough Sleeping and Mental Health Programme (RAMHP)
    £100,116 24/03/2023
    Grant of £100,116 for South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to expand their project to pilot new ways of working with people who sleep rough and have mental health needs in ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • SOUTH WEST LONDON & ST GEORGES
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/02/1997, number: 1060944
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity 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
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • 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; AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 2 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from FRIENDS OF SURBITON AND TOLWORTH HEALTH COMMUNITY on 27/01/2023
    Main office

    SWL STG Mental Health Nhs Trust
    Trinity Building
    Springfield University Hospital
    15 Springfield Drive
    LONDON
    SW17 0YF

    Objectives

    FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE WHOLLY OR MAINLY FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY PATHFINDER NHS TRUST

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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