Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 4
    • 12+ Trustees: -1
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

    THE SOUTH LONDON CHURCH FUND AND SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE 

    Resourcing the Ministry and Mission in every parish Managing the number of clergy in post against budget, and collecting Fairer Shares contributionsProviding clergy training, housing, stipends, pension supporting parish based ministryContributing to national church institutionsProviding education & social outreach fundingProviding Diocesan Retreat House
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • There are 34 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

    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£26,120£25,907£213£0£306,119£53,62124.8580
    31/12/21£29,011£24,381£4,630£0£306,416£55,39027.3570
    31/12/20£25,278£23,904£1,374£24£289,134£50,34525.3610
    31/12/19£24,601£20,711£3,890£0£291,993£52,59830.5870
    31/12/18£27,147£24,096£3,052£0£283,578£52,14326900
    31/12/17£25,867£22,403£3,464£0£287,108£56,37430.2790
    31/12/16£24,949£21,260£3,689£42£280,913£53,91030.4600
    31/12/15£23,829£19,527£4,302£121£268,830£46,05728.3500
    31/12/14£21,447£24,985£-3,538£39£231,549£26,60312.8470
    31/12/13£21,165£24,336£-3,171£56£226,561£28,08713.8460
    31/12/12£20,566£23,901£-3,335£77£224,105£29,09514.6450
    31/12/11£19,928£24,846£-4,918£111£222,372£29,92114.53970
    31/12/10£24,572£23,296£1,276£112£227,060£32,40716.73980
    31/12/09£23,730£23,111£619£107£222,542£30,27615.74050
    31/12/08£21,398£24,289£-2,891£1,058£220,581£31,18515.44050
    31/12/07£21,084£21,269£-185£120£192,231£29,16816.54060
    31/12/06£19,069£19,114£-44£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£19,537£18,866£671£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£16,634£17,223£-589£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
    Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 1%
    Liabilities/Income: 17%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 18%
    Reserves/Spending: 24.8 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
    Quick Ratio: 9.6
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 58 years
    (95 years as a company)

    www.southwark.anglican.org

    trinity@southwark.anglican.org

    020 7939 9400

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Religious Activities
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Christian congregations
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Kent, Surrey, Throughout London,
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 58 employees

    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
    Haberdashers' Company - Uplift grant
    £1,000 10/05/2023
    Contribution to core costs in Cost of Living crisis
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Church of the Ascension, Blackheath
    £31,100 11/04/2023
    £31,100 over 5 years (5 x £6,220) to cover costs of the provision of free ESOL classes for 60 people per year in Lewisham.
    Haberdashers' Company - Donation for 2023
    £2,000 11/01/2023
    Annual award
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St John the Baptist, Outwood, Surrey
    £164,600 21/09/2016
    Phase 1 of urgent external repairs

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (34)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 34-81
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/10/1966, number: 249678
    • Registered at Companies House on 22/01/1929, number: 00236594
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    TRINITY HOUSE
    4 CHAPEL COURT
    BOROUGH HIGH STREET
    LONDON
    SE1 1HW

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ASSIST, PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE EDUCATIONAL WORK) OF THE SOUTH LONDON CHURCH FUND AND SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE WITHIN THE DIOCESE, AND ANY OTHER DIOCESE WHICH SHALL AT ANY TIME BE FORMED, WHOLLY OR IN PART OUT OF THE DIOCESE, EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT THE ADDITION OF ANY PART OR PARTS OF OTHER DIOCESES.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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