Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

ST GEORGE'S CRYPT 

ST GEORGE'S CRYPT PROVIDES PRACTICAL CARE AND SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS, DESTITUTE AND DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE. IT OPERATES IN THE LEEDS AREA. THE CRYPT RUNS ONE HOSTEL FOR PEOPLE WITH A BACKGROUND OF ADDICTION; IT ALSO PROMOTES A PROGRAMME OF TRAINING AND ENGAGEMENT AND ACTIVELY PROMOTES RESETTLEMENT. THE CRYPT IS A FAITH-BASED CHARITY.THE CHARITY ALSO RUNS THREE SHOPS .
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • 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:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £8,677,083 available, equivalent to 27 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 12 years

www.stgeorgescrypt.org.uk

martin.patterson@stgeorgescrypt.org.uk

01132459061

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£4,529£3,877£653£340£9,021£8,67726.98940
31/03/22£3,825£3,058£768£463£8,370£8,19532.28550
31/03/21£2,879£2,390£489£278£7,600£7,39137.18530
31/03/20£3,470£2,459£1,011£176£7,111£6,88033.676290
31/03/19£3,879£2,158£1,721£195£6,100£4,25123.667110
31/03/18£3,198£1,997£1,200£168£4,378£3,21719.3720
31/03/17£2,108£1,974£134£134£3,245£3,20619.5770
31/03/16£2,153£2,013£140£120£3,112£3,07818.3750
31/03/15£1,832£1,892£-60£107£2,971£2,94118.6540
31/03/14£1,750£1,676£74£99£3,031£3,02921.7490
31/03/13£1,642£1,370£272£91£2,957£1,40412.3460
31/03/12£1,516£1,247£269£83£2,684£1,09810.6490

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 46%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 26.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 6.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 89 employees
  • 40 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Leeds Community Foundation£35,895
National Lottery Community Fund£19,532
Sir George Martin Trust£6,000
Co-Operative Group£4,337
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - Wellbing activities to support mental and physical health in clients.
£9,795 06/06/2023
Grant to St George's Crypt
Leeds Community Foundation - Growing Rooms Ladies (GRL)
£10,000 14/03/2023
Grant to St George's Crypt
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Rooms Ladies - addiction recovery and community
£10,000 24/02/2023
The funding will be used to cover the salary of two new part-time therapeutic support workers who will provide weekly support to women recovering from addiction isolation and poor mental and physical ....more
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to St. George's Crypt
£3,000 07/07/2022
Capital costs for Adult Welfare & Relief of Poverty
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to St. George's Crypt
£3,000 07/07/2022
Capital costs for Adult Welfare & Relief of Poverty
Leeds Community Foundation - Future Proof - Registered Provider Status
£12,000 23/03/2022
St George's Crypt wishes to developed our registered provider status so that we are able to access central government capital funding and enhanced levels of housing benefit. We also want to build on ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Rooms: supporting addiction recovery and citizenship..
£9,532 17/12/2021
The funding will be used to support people with addiction tackle their issues. The project aims to enable mental wellbeing and reignite self-worth.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St George's Crypt
£4,337 24/10/2020
We will pay for the Dentaid van to visit regularly to provide dental treatment to people who haven't been to a dentist for a long time.
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to St George's Crypt
£2,500 23/09/2020
4
We are delighted to have been invited to apply for unrestricted funding of £2,500 by LCF, on behalf of Victoria Leeds. If granted, the funds would be mindfully used to support some of the most ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Health and Well being Project Fund
£1,600 10/10/2019
11
Emergency fund to assist residents in our crisis and emergency temporary accommodation, who were previously homeless, to pay for essential items needed to help remove barriers which will then take ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to St George's Crypt
£9,500 17/12/2018
To support the most vulnerable out on the streets during the colder months
Leeds Community Foundation - Training and Engagement Project
£2,500 28/09/2018
12
Emergency fund to assist residents in our crisis and emergency temporary accommodation, who were previously homeless, to pay for essential items needed to help remove barriers which will then take ....more
LandAid Charitable Trust - Young Persons Accommodation
£30,000 31/03/2018
10
To redevelop a workshop/storage unit into a 2 bedroom house. The property will be for under 25 year old's who have been homeless or at risk of homelessness. This is a pilot project for this age group ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Printed by Us @ St George's Crypt
£9,990 03/01/2018
12
The group will offer homeless and vulnerable adults training and community engagement opportunities to improve their skills and employment opportunities.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-71
  • DR HELEN REID Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director - Leeds Church Institute
  • RACHEL ARNOLD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Church Engagement And Partnership
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/10/2011, number: 1144474
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/09/2011, number: 07780402
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

ST. GEORGES CRYPT
GREAT GEORGE STREET
LEEDS
LS1 3BR

Objectives

3.1 WITH A VIEW TO ADVANCING THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE AND DESIRE OF THE REVEREND PERCY DONALD ROBINS IN FOUNDING ST GEORGE'S CRYPT THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:3.1.1. THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELISM AMONG NEEDY AND DESTITUTE PERSONS ANYWHERE AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE CITY OF LEEDS3.1.2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY HARDSHIP SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONG NEEDY AND DESTITUTE PERSONS ANYWHERE AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE CITY OF LEEDS3.1.3. TO MAINTAIN THE CRYPT OF ST GEORGE'S CHURCH, LEEDS AS A REST ROOM AND SHELTER FOR THE PERSONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3.1.1 AND 3.1.2 AND TO PURCHASE ADAPT ALTER AND IMPROVE SUCH OTHER PREMISES FOR THE SAME PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.(FOR DEFINITION OF EVANGELISM, SEE OBJECTS).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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