Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3

SUTTON'S HOSPITAL IN CHARTERHOUSE 

The Charity provides accommodation and care for defined categories of men and women (the Brothers) in its historic buildings in Charterhouse Square in the City of London. It also provides financial support to Charterhouse School and has the power to operate a museum.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 61 years

www.thecharterhouse.org

chris.adcock@thecharterhouse.org

02072539503

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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£4,818£5,407£-589£735£118,965£8,27718.47520
31/03/22£4,918£5,577£-659£584£116,750£8,31417.97520
25/03/21£4,471£5,051£-580£635£116,366£8,436207220
25/03/20£5,793£5,031£762£600£111,621£5821.47655
25/03/19£4,780£5,134£-354£738£96,800£7,56217.77654
25/03/18£5,117£5,157£-40£951£92,555£-414-1760
25/03/17£6,063£4,597£1,466£846£88,365£6,95918.2760
25/03/16£4,305£4,760£-455£348£82,367£4,35611760
25/03/15£4,340£6,652£-2,312£542£71,679£490.1470
25/03/14£3,470£4,152£-682£700£68,491£1,1873.4450
25/03/13£3,043£3,893£-850£421£66,939£9923.1380
25/03/12£2,909£3,506£-597£371£64,537£7862.7370
25/03/11£2,872£3,330£-458£324£58,922£1,1074370
25/03/10£2,789£3,230£-440£278£57,531£1,2364.6410
25/03/09£3,788£4,386£-599£344£51,568£1,2983.6410
25/03/08£3,707£3,597£110£237£61,533£2,0046.7430
25/03/07£3,580£3,475£105£206£64,713£1,2564.3500
25/03/06£3,429£3,381£49£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/05£3,100£3,187£-87£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/04£2,988£3,303£-314£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 7%
Reserves/Spending: 18.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 75 employees
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey, Throughout London,

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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Sutton's Hospital in the Charterhouse
£419,700 07/03/2017
The Beautification and Refreshment of the Great Chamber of the Charterhouse
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse
£100,000 25/09/2014
£100,000 towards access work forming part of "Revealing the Charterhouse" on condition that the charity receives the necessary planning permission.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/16 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/11/1962, number: 207773
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

SUTTON'S HOSPITAL IN CHARTERHOUSE
CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE
LONDON
EC1M 6AN

Objectives

OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY(1) IN THIS CLAUSE, “BENEFICIARIES” MEANS SINGLE PERSONS (WHO CAN BE WIDOWS, WIDOWERS OR UNMARRIED) OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE AND WHO, UNLESS THE GOVERNORS OTHERWISE DECIDE IN ANY INDIVIDUAL CASE: (A) ARE NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE; AND(B) ARE, OR HAVE BEEN, OFFICERS IN ANY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN, CLERGY, MERCHANTS OR PERSONS ENGAGED IN PUBLIC SERVICE OR IN TRADING, PROFESSIONAL, AGRICULTURAL OR SIMILAR OCCUPATIONS.(2) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: (A) THE RELIEF OF BENEFICIARIES BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION AND CARE OR IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE GOVERNORS THINK FIT; AND(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOL (BUT ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ‘USE OF INCOME’ CLAUSE 29(1)(C) OF THE PRINCIPAL SCHEME). (3) THE BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE APPOINTED TO ACCOMMODATION IN THE HOSPITAL MAY BE KNOWN AS “BROTHERS” AND/OR SUCH OTHER NAME OR NAMES AS THE GOVERNORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE (AND IN THIS SCHEME ARE REFERRED TO AS “RESIDENT/S”).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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