Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 2

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE SOLDIERS' AND AVIATORS' SCRIPTURE READERS ASSOCIATION

Spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ among the personnel in the British Army and Royal Air Force. Encouragement of Christians in the British Army and Royal Air Force to grow in their faith.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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	£1,347	£1,375	£-28	£45	£5,110	£2,078	18.1	29	92
31/12/21	£1,267	£1,334	£-67	£36	£5,255	£2,162	19.4	31	74
31/12/20	£1,380	£1,319	£62	£38	£5,167	£2,130	19.4	29	3
31/12/19	£1,130	£1,338	£-208	£58	£5,217	£2,008	18	29	107
31/12/18	£1,373	£1,292	£81	£59	£3,973	£1,340	12.4	27	409
31/12/17	£1,121	£1,175	£-54	£47	£4,123	£1,263	12.9	26	0
31/12/16	£1,202	£1,215	£-13	£68	£4,058	£1,343	13.3	25	0
31/12/15	£1,165	£1,092	£73	£188	£3,814	£1,305	14.3	25	0
31/12/14	£1,137	£1,053	£83	£191	£3,761	£1,220	13.9	24	0
31/12/13	£962	£1,068	£-106	£189	£3,655	£1,120	12.6	24	0
31/12/12	£1,241	£973	£268	£182	£3,466	£1,157	14.3	22	0
31/12/11	£934	£957	£-23	£175	£3,004	£1,118	14	22	0
31/12/10	£902	£934	£-32	£147	£3,161	£1,190	15.3	23	0
31/12/09	£886	£917	£-32	£152	£2,643	£790	10.3	24	0
31/12/08	£792	£924	£-132	£170	£1,575	£781	10.1	24	0
31/12/07	£881	£893	£-12	£160	£3,189	£415	5.6	23	0
31/12/06	£929	£827	£103	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£829	£603	£227	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£811	£793	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 41%
Reserves/Spending: 18.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 8

Asset Split ?

Established: 59 years
(86 years as a company)

www.sasra.org.uk

Execdir@sasra.org.uk

03000301302

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Germany, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

29 employees
92 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Soldiers and Airmen Scripture Union (SARSA)
£1,000	30/04/2021	To recruit, train and then deploy up to four additional ASRs with a programme of ongoing recruitment in the following years, in order to provide Scripture Reader on Active service, that includes ....more To recruit, train and then deploy up to four additional ASRs with a programme of ongoing recruitment in the following years, in order to provide Scripture Reader on Active service, that includes housing, training, travelling, technology and literature etc.
Joseph Rank Trust - SASRA, Aldershot
£45,000	28/04/2020 36	To fund the costs of the charity

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)

Gender Split

Based on 14/17 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 32-77

LT. COL DAVID ELLISON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: British Army

CAPT A MCLEOD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Army Nursing Officer

COL CHRISTOPHER ROBERT RIDER CBE

DANIEL HEATH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Royal Air Force

FLT LT J GREENALD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Royal Air Force Officer

JOHN CHARLES ALLEN FRCS

STEPHEN RICHARD PRYOR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant

ALEXANDER MICHAEL MASSEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: SAT-7 UK TRUST LIMITED,

CAPT JOHN PATRICK MARK WOOLDRIDGE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Army Officer

LT COL CHARLES MACKENZIE ST GEORGE KIRKE, Occupation: Retired Army Officer

LT COL NOEL CHARLES EDWIN DAWES, Occupation: Retired Army Officer

LT COL WILLIAM WELLS, Occupation: Army Officer

MAJOR MICHAEL CLAYDON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Army Medical Doctor

MAJOR PHIL SHANNON MBE, Occupation: Captain Of Invalids

PHILIP BRAY Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Army Officer

COLONEL JOHN WILLIAM LEWIS (Chair), Occupation: Army Officer, Other trusteeships: THOMAS HARRIS FUND, NAVAL & MILITARY BIBLE SOCIETY LTD,

SQUADRON LEADER PADDY GALLAUGHER MBE, Occupation: H M Forces, Other trusteeship: MARLOW METHODIST CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/12/1964, number: 235708
Registered at Companies House on 29/06/1937, number: 00329268

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

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE CALEB CHARITABLE TRUST on 10/07/2023

Main office

The Soldiers & Airmens Scripture
Readers Association
Havelock House
Barrack Road
ALDERSHOT
GU11 3NP

Objectives

4.1 The objects for which the Charity is established are, for the public benefit:(a) to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Belief; and (b) to promote the social, moral and spiritual welfare of the personnel of HM Forces, so far as this is consistent with the first object abovein particular, but not exclusively by, in any part of the world:(i) introducing servicemen and women to a practical experience of the Christian faith in support of the moral component of fighting power and their adherence to the Values & Standards of the British military;(ii) befriending servicemen and women with a view to supporting their spiritual welfare;(iii) encouraging serving Christians to witness to their colleagues by their manner of life and their spoken testimony;(iv) encouraging and facilitating regular individual and corporate Bible study and the formation of interdenominational fellowship gatherings;(v) holding talks, addresses and other events with a Bible focus;(vi) providing pastoral support for servicemen and women, where appropriate signposting them to support, medical and other welfare services; and(vii) providing social facilities for servicemen and women through which these activities may be undertaken.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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