Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

FRIENDS OF SMYRNA HOME 

To advance the Christian Faith in such ways and in such parts of India and the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit; andto relieve sickness, poverty and hardship among children and people living in India and elsewhere by the provision of shelter, food, health, education and other such charitable services as the trustees from time to time deem appropriate.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

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
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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£34£34£0n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/22£36£38£-3n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21£34£45£-11n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/20£47£52£-5n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/19£52£58£-6n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/18£35£37£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£63£44£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£16£24£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£15£24£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£16£25£-9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.friendsofsmyrnahome.com

info@friendsofsmyrnahome.com

07836567845

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • India,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 26-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/01/2013, number: 1150384
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/12/2012, number: 08322689
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unit 3
80 High Street
EGHAM
TW20 9HE

Objectives

THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS (?THE OBJECTS?) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ARE RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO ATTACHED IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF INDIA AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, POVERTY AND HARDSHIP AMONG CHILDREN AND PEOPLE LIVING IN INDIA AND ELSEWHERE BY THE PROVISION OF SHELTER, FOOD, HEALTH, EDUCATION AND OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DEEM APPROPRIATE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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