Overall GiG Score: -5 ?
Finance Score: -13
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
    • Grant maker support: +8

    ST LUKE'S PAROCHIAL TRUST 

    MULTI-PURPOSE NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARITY WITH A LARGE COMMUNITY CENTRE SERVING PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE WARD OF BUNHILL IN THE SOUTH OF ISLINGTON. THE TRUST PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY ANCHOR SERVICES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL CARE FOR THE EDLERLY, AND PROVIDES PUBLIC SPACE FOR USE BY OTHER LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £11,343,886 available, equivalent to 63 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
    • There is a pension deficit of £454,741
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
    Established: 62 years

    www.slpt.org.uk

    info@slpt.org.uk

    02075498181

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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£1,159£2,158£-998£462£25,685£11,34463.14328
    31/12/21£1,261£1,884£-624£262£30,368£13,10683.5375
    31/12/20£1,654£2,058£-405£335£28,725£12,64473.7375
    31/12/19£2,162£2,438£-276£760£27,717£12,51661.66180
    31/12/18£2,233£2,170£64£731£25,191£11,77465.157104
    31/12/17£2,172£2,048£124£731£26,217£12,05070.6520
    31/12/16£1,976£1,976£-1£649£24,921£11,43969.5340
    31/12/15£1,673£1,900£-227£570£22,568£10,62167.1300
    31/12/14£1,659£1,715£-56£59£24,275£12,49887.5250
    31/12/13£8,001£1,368£6,633£36£23,341£12,101106.2180
    31/12/12£930£1,193£-263£36£15,293£5,43254.7150
    31/12/11£1,459£1,065£394£107£14,660£5,62963.4150
    31/12/10£1,308£1,292£16£184£14,711£5,26048.9170
    31/12/09£1,272£1,364£-91£154£13,975£5,11045170
    31/12/08£930£1,097£-167£212£13,234£4,92253.9170
    31/12/07£848£970£-122£212£16,775£5,15263.7130
    31/12/06£624£807£-183£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£605£787£-182£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£542£836£-294£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 161.3%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.5%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
    Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 1%
    Liabilities/Income: 27%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 44%
    Reserves/Spending: 63.1 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.1
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    Who works here?
    • 43 employees
    • 28 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides other finance
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Islington,

    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
    Cloudesley£222,500
    DCMS£49,985
    City Bridge Trust£17,800
    National Lottery Community Fund£9,710
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Cloudesley - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £2,500 19/09/2023
    Cloudesley Partner top-up grant - cost of living 2023
    Cloudesley - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £5,000 19/09/2023
    Cloudesley Partner welfare grant 2023-24
    Cloudesley - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £6,000 19/09/2023
    Cloudesley Partner welfare grant 2024
    Cloudesley - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £70,000 16/05/2023
    PGF Round 2 Extension Funding - St Luke?s Helping Hands
    Cloudesley - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £9,000 16/05/2023
    ICC grant towards work with older people in Islington
    Cloudesley - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £5,000 27/09/2022
    Principal Grant - cost of living uplift. Related grant: 360G-Cloudesley-H8305
    Cloudesley - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £6,000 27/09/2022
    Cloudesley Partner welfare grant 2023
    Greater London Authority - LCEF5c15 Feasibility Study to Replace Existing Gas Commercial Boilers
    £2,400 03/08/2022
    Project to undertake a preliminary feasibility study for replacement of gas boilers with a low-carbon air-source heat-pump heating system at St Luke's Community Centre.
    Cloudesley - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £5,000 28/02/2022
    Pilot Grant - On behalf of Octopus Community Network - For the period 28/02/2022 to 31/12/2022
    Cloudesley - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £6,000 21/09/2021
    Cloudesley Partner Welfare Grant 2022 - Awarded Sep 2021
    Cloudesley - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £3,000 08/09/2021
    Cloudesley Partner top-up for the period 08/09/21 to 31/12/21
    Cloudesley - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £5,000 22/09/2020
    Cloudesley Partner Welfare Grant 2021 - Awarded Sep 2020
    Cloudesley - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £90,000 22/09/2020
    St Luke?s Helping Hands
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £49,985 22/09/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
    Cloudesley - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £5,000 24/06/2020
    Cloudesley Partner Welfare Grant Top-up for 24th June to 31st Dec 2020
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £10,000 15/05/2020
    A grant of £10,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £5,000 01/05/2020
    A grant of £5,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
    Cloudesley - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £5,000 18/03/2020
    Cloudesley Partner Welfare Grant Top-up for March to Dec 2020
    National Lottery Community Fund - Central Street Community Cooks
    £9,710 11/10/2019
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    Central Street Community Cooks
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £2,800 06/06/2019
    £2,800 to provide an access audit.
    Cloudesley - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £10,000 19/09/2018
    St Luke's Helping Hands
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to St Luke's Parochial Trust
    £20,000 08/02/2018
    construction of a roof terrace for a charity which works with older people in London
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to St Luke's Community Centre (St Luke's Parochial Trust)
    £5,668 29/11/2017
    Supporting our St Luke's Over 55s classes, activities, meals and socials will help local elders stay healthy, connected and included.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Connections
    £318,346 23/03/2016
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    A project to provide gardening activities for a wide range of disadvantaged groups from different backgrounds and ages in Islington. The scheme will include social and horticultural therapy sessions ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • St Luke's Trustee Limited
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 207497
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    ST. LUKES
    90 CENTRAL STREET
    LONDON
    EC1V 8AJ

    Objectives

    1. PAYMENT OF PENSIONS TO POOR PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT FOR NOT LESS THAN 5 YEARS NEXT PRECEDING THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT OR A CONSECUTIVE PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 15 YEARS AT ANY TIME. 2. (A) FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    FORMER PARISH OF ST LUKE OLD STREET

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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