Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

THE CIVIL SERVICE BENEVOLENT FUND 

The Charity provides grants in money or kind, either directly or to an organisation that will provide relief from suffering, hardship or distress, financial or otherwise. The Charity's prime beneficiaries are Civil Servants, former Civil Servants, Public Body Employees or former Public Body Employees, and their dependants.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £28,340,000 available, equivalent to 40 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 14 years

www.cfcs.org.uk

hello@cfcs.org.uk

08000562424

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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£5,135£8,551£-3,416£1,323£28,385£28,34039.8100107
31/12/21£4,790£7,938£-3,148£1,562£34,899£34,85152.795975
31/12/20£5,325£8,192£-2,867£1,305£37,258£37,20554.5110611
31/12/19£6,109£8,653£-2,544£1,389£40,554£40,49956.293454
31/12/18£6,385£8,612£-2,227£1,567£37,423£37,3065295367
31/12/17£6,715£8,163£-1,448£1,827£42,772£42,58562.6860
31/12/16£6,983£7,425£-442£2,000£40,677£40,45165.4860
31/12/15£7,824£7,447£377£2,000£41,135£40,87065.9790
31/12/14£8,788£7,074£1,714£1,845£40,331£40,01867.9770
31/12/13£8,218£7,176£1,042£1,750£38,954£38,65964.6750
31/12/12£8,169£8,158£11£1,885£36,034£35,72052.5750
31/12/11£8,138£7,991£147£1,867£36,656£36,27454.5720

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 29.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 16.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 39.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 100 employees
  • 107 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

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
Cabinet Office - Charity for Civil Servants
£110,000 01/04/2020
To support the Charity in providing support for Civil Servants, ex-Civil Servants and their families, in particular in relation to general and financial wellbeing, linked to and supporting wider ....more
Cabinet Office - Charity for Civil Servants
£110,000 01/04/2019
Supporting Civil Servants (including retired ) and their families
Cabinet Office - Civil Service Welfare
£210,000 01/04/2018
Welfare of Civil Servants

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

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

Age Range of Trustees: 31-64
  • CLARA LANE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Financial Adviser
  • MAL SINGH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Civil Servant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/07/2010, number: 1136870
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/06/2010, number: 07286399
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE NORTH WEST CUSTOMS AND EXCISE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY on 04/10/2019
Main office

CIVIL SERVICE BENEVOLENT FUND
FUND HOUSE
5 ANNE BOLEYNS WALK
SUTTON
SURREY
SM3 8DY

Objectives

For the public benefit, to relieve from suffering, hardship or distress (whether financial or otherwise), and to promote and sustain the wellbeing of Civil Servants, former Civil Servants, Public Body Employees or former Public Body Employees, employees and former employees of the Charity (and any predecessor organisation of it) and their dependants including without limitation by: i. offering lifelong practical, financial and emotional support, advice and guidance; ii. providing direct support to individuals, using other available channels to enable civil service communities to connect and support each other, and collaborating with other organisations.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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