Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Pension deficit: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

THE SIR OSWALD STOLL FOUNDATION 

Stoll is the leading provider of supported housing to vulnerable and disabled Veterans. Stoll house over 280 Veterans across five sites and hundreds more across the country through the Veterans Nomination Scheme. Stoll offer life-changing support including employability, mental health and outreach services as well as vocational activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • There is a pension deficit of £458,000
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 62 years
(106 years as a company)

www.stoll.org.uk

info@stoll.org.uk

02073852110

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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£3,747£3,784£-37£381£4,065£4,03112.8332
31/03/22£3,798£3,254£544£654£4,470£4,37416.13019
31/03/21£3,627£2,988£639£213£3,854£3,72515360
31/03/20£3,854£4,006£-152£21£3,667£3,44910.3450
31/03/19£4,079£4,830£-751£356£3,319£3,1417.8474
31/03/18£3,483£3,446£36£281£4,069£3,81013.3460
31/03/17£3,681£3,560£121£497£4,033£2,1817.4410
31/03/16£3,650£3,618£32£374£3,912£3,82912.7370
31/03/15£2,711£2,674£37£399£4,782£4,03218.1280
31/03/14£2,475£2,372£103£254£4,744£4,62323.4250
31/03/13£2,422£2,145£277£16£6,623£6,62337.1240
31/03/12£2,209£1,906£304£97£4,360£4,35627.4190
31/03/11*£1,807£1,542£265£5£4,743£4,74336.9240
31/03/10£1,634£1,659£-25£472£3,702£3,69926.7160
31/03/09*£1,832£1,532£300£523£3,451£3,44827170
31/03/08*£1,755£1,740£15£78£3,130£2571.8150
31/03/07?*£1,717£1,368£349£72£2,544£2512.2150
31/03/04*£1,136£852£284£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 87%
Liabilities/Income: 780%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 12.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 33 employees
  • 2 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

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
Ministry of Defence£207,412
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust£92,250
Garfield Weston Foundation£80,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£40,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 12/08/2022
Support for vulnerable armed forces Veterans in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£17,500 12/11/2021
To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - The Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation (Stoll) - 29/10/21
£1,500 10/11/2021
Core Funding
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£42,662 03/09/2021
For existing charitable projects to help charities to sustain activities and services that people from Armed Forces communities use and value.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Stoll
£40,000 13/07/2021
refurbishment of buildings for a charity supporting vunerable homeless in London
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to The Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation
£25,000 08/07/2021
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To implement new Health and Wellbeing activities to offer more choice and encourage more residents to take part.
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
£92,250 25/06/2020
Funding allowed the group to deal with increased demand for their support during the Covid-19 pandemic, from those veterans shielding and self-isolating.
Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
£92,250 15/06/2020
To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£20,000 15/05/2020
to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000 08/05/2019
Supporting vulnerable and disabled Veterans to live independently in the community
Ministry of Defence - HMT: Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£35,000 01/04/2019
Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing: Positive Pathways - to support high quality work that benefits veterans who have mental health needs
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation
£60,000 22/01/2019
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Stoll's Health and Wellbeing programme - enriching the quality of life for older Veterans and Dependants, supporting them to live independently in their own homes for as long as possible.
Ministry of Defence - ALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund
£19,700 01/04/2018
Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants for local projects that support community integration or local delivery of services.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stoll
£11,250 21/11/2017
Grant to support services for Veterans - enabling frail and older Veterans (60+ years old) to remain living independently in their own homes, ensuring that they are safe, healthy and enjoying life to ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stoll
£11,250 21/11/2017
Grant to support services for Veterans - enabling frail and older Veterans (60+ years old) to remain living independently in their own homes, ensuring that they are safe, healthy and enjoying life to ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Stoll
£100,000 10/11/2016
Construction of accessible accommodation in Hampshire for veterans with housing needs
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Stoll
£90,000 11/06/2015
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towards three years' running costs of a project providing supported housing and services to veterans and ex-serviceman in west London
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-75
  • KARL CRAIG Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Investment Manager
  • UTA HOPE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Fundraising Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 207939
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/10/1917, number: 00148636
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Homes England
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR11: 26 days late, AR09: 91 days late, AR08: 112 days late, AR07: 146 days late, AR04: 44 days late,
Main office

STOLL
446 FULHAM ROAD
LONDON
SW6 1DT

Objectives

THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS SHALL BE TO CARRY ON THE BUSINESS OF: (1) PROVIDING HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES AND FACILITIES, MEDICAL TREATMENT, CARE, AND SUPPORT FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN AND MERCHANT NAVY, AND WHO ARE DISABLED, VULNERABLE OR INFIRM. (2) WHERE SPARE CAPACITY EXISTS, SUCH PROVISIONS CAN BE APPLIED TO ANY OTHER PERSON WHO IS DISABLED, VULNERABLE OR INFIRM. THESE PROVISIONS SHALL APPLY EQUALLY TO DISABLED, VULNERABLE OR INFIRM WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS OF SUCH PERSONS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IN THE SAME PRECEDENCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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360 Giving
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