Overall GiG Score: 22 ?
Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

BEDE HOUSE ASSOCIATION 

Bede is a local community charity. At Bede, we believe strong, confident communities enable people to flourish. That is why, since 1938, we have been working from our Bermondsey and Rotherhithe base in Southwark to support local people in creating better lives for themselves, their families and their communities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 62 years
(77 years as a company)

www.bedehouse.org.uk

admin@bedehouse.org

02072373881

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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£1,380£1,329£51£44£1,619£1,0699.73926
31/03/22£1,395£1,269£126£76£1,567£1,07810.24110
31/03/21£1,458£1,188£270£53£1,441£9809.9419
31/03/20£1,497£1,209£288£52£1,171£8388.34576
31/03/19£1,309£1,193£115£60£883£79184499
31/03/18£1,094£1,107£-13£49£767£7638.3380
31/03/17£1,258£1,186£72£26£780£7637.7380
31/03/16£1,186£1,216£-30£35£708£6686.6450
31/03/15£1,202£1,183£18£52£661£6226.3290
31/03/14£1,112£1,203£-90£70£642£6066280
31/03/13£1,100£1,152£-52£48£733£6767280
31/03/12£1,300£1,233£68£58£785£6676.5260
31/03/11£1,367£1,290£77£102£717£5355310
31/03/10*£1,242£1,212£30£88£641£5385.3300
31/03/09£1,198£1,138£60£64£610£5385.7300
31/03/08£1,097£1,081£16£63£551£4915.5280
31/03/07£1,061£1,019£43£70£535£4355.1270
31/03/06*£1,090£1,028£62£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£1,099£1,009£90£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£746£752£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 66%
Reserves/Spending: 9.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 13.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 39 employees
  • 26 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£474,950
City Bridge Trust£309,850
London Borough of Southwark£253,943
Henry Smith Charity£180,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£100,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
United Saviours Charity£27,316
Charles Hayward Foundation£24,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund - Core costs
£15,000 02/05/2023
Core costs
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£18,000 31/03/2023
Common Purpose grant from the Environment, Neighbourhoods & Growth department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£2,121 31/03/2023
Neighbourhoods Fund North East grant from the Environment, Neighbourhoods & Growth department for Funday@Bede2022
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£3,000 31/03/2023
Neighbourhoods Fund North East grant from the Environment, Neighbourhoods & Growth department for Abbeyfield Health & Wellbeing Support Service
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£11,742 31/03/2023
Community Safety grant from the Environment, Neighbourhoods & Growth department for SHER project
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£2,400 31/03/2023
Public Health grant from the Childrens & Adults Services department for Holiday activity & food grants Easter 2022
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£3,960 31/03/2023
Public Health grant from the Childrens & Adults Services department for Holiday activity & food grants Summer 2022
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bede House Association
£180,000 09/11/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Starfish' project, providing support for women who are experiencing or have survived domestic violence in the London Borough of Southwark.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 01/04/2022
Bede House in Transition
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£18,000 31/03/2022
Common Purpose grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£3,800 31/03/2022
Neighbourhoods Fund - North East grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£11,742 31/03/2022
Community Safety grant from the Environment & Leisure department for SHER project
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£30,963 31/03/2022
Youth and Play grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£9,600 31/03/2022
Public Health grant from the Environment & Leisure department for Holiday activity & food grants summer 2021
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£10,080 31/03/2022
Public Health grant from the Environment & Leisure department for Holiday activity & food grants Christmas 2023
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 26/03/2021
Bede House in Transition
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Bede 2021 Summer Activity Programme
£10,000 24/03/2021
A grant towards Bede’s 2021 Summer Activity Programme for children and young people aged 8-19 from the Youth Club and adults with learning disabilities.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Bede House Association
£49,850 22/02/2021
£49,850 over 29 weeks for premises, central admin and management costs associated with the Starfish Domestic Abuse Service and Bede Youth.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Bede House Association
£23,785 17/09/2020
An additional qualified and experienced Domestic Violence caseworker to enable us to manage an increase in referrals as lockdown eases.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,248 25/08/2020
"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
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Bede House Association
£24,000 26/06/2020
Freedom programmes and casework support as part of Bede's Starfish Domestic Violence Project
United Saviours Charity - COVID-19
£27,316 23/04/2020
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The funding is to upgrade our server and provide two laptops so that we can sustain and develop remote working now all the staff who are not furloughed are working from home. Our existing server does ....more
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£18,000 01/04/2020
Common Purpose grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£3,500 01/04/2020
Neighbourhoods Fund - North East grant from the Environment & Leisure department for The Buzz on the Blue
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£11,742 01/04/2020
Community Safety grant from the Environment & Leisure department for SHER project
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£30,963 01/04/2020
Youth and Play grant from the Environment & Leisure department
National Lottery Community Fund - Bede House Association
£474,950 24/03/2020
60
The funding will be used to move into the New Bede Centre in 2022 and to continue to deliver their services for young people from low income families, for adults with a learning disability and for ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Bede House Association
£260,000 30/01/2020
£260,000 over 5 years for the salary of the Starfish Domestic Violence Project Manager plus on-costs.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Bede House
£100,000 25/09/2019
purchase of a 125 year lease and fit out of a building for a charity which works with people with disabilities in Southwark
Greater London Authority - Grant to Bede House Association
£440 01/05/2019
National Park City Festival 2019 events
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£18,000 01/04/2019
Common Purpose grant from the Place & Wellbeing department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£11,742 01/04/2019
Community Safety grant from the Housing & Modernisation department for SHER project
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£5,921 01/04/2019
Neighbourhoods Fund: Bermondsey & Rotherhithe grant from the Housing & Modernisation department for Buzz on the Bonamy & Bramcote / Youth adventure project
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£28,667 01/04/2019
Youth and Play grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Marathon Charitable Trust - The New Bede Centre
£150,000 17/10/2018
Towards the purchase of a 125 year lease for the new Bede Centre in Bermondsey which will help to secure the future of a local charity supporting some of the most vulnerable people in an area ....more
United Saviours Charity - Bede – Better Futures
£100,000 06/07/2018
23
Project to improve the future prospects of women and their children affected by domestic violence, and children and young people from low income households. Individuals will receive practical help, ....more
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Bede House Association
£59,844 04/07/2018
24
Finding Fresh Purpose: a volunteering and peer support programme
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bede House Association
£180,000 13/06/2018
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of the 'Starfish Project', providing support to women experiencing domestic abuse in the London Borough of Southwark
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 05/06/2018
Bede House Association Core Costs
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£11,400 01/04/2018
Community Safety grant from the Housing & Modernisation department for SHER project
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£28,667 01/04/2018
Youth and Play grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£13,902 01/04/2018
Community Capacity grant from the Place & Wellbeing department
Masonic Trust - Bede House Domestic Violence Project
£10,000 21/02/2018
Support, education, advice and information for women who have experienced domestic abuse.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bede House
£4,023 04/08/2017
Bede's Inside Outside Project helps those who have a learning disability and local residents who are frail and elderly to help each other.
National Lottery Community Fund - Having a Ball!
£9,700 03/05/2017
12
This project will run weekly football training sessions and monthly community festival events for people with learning disabilities. This will increase participation in physical activity and improve ....more
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£14,333 01/04/2017
Youth and play grant Oct-March grant from the Environment & Social Regeneration department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£15,575 01/04/2017
Youth grant Apr-Sept 2017 grant from the Environment & Social Regeneration department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£13,902 01/04/2017
Community Capacity grant from the Housing & Modernisation department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£12,288 01/04/2017
Community Safety grant from the Childrens & Adults Services department for SHER project
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£4,021 01/04/2017
Neighbourhoods Fund: Borough Bankside & Walworth grant from the Housing & Modernisation department
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bede House
£91,700 01/12/2016
Millwall's changing communities: Memories of football and neighbourhood in South London
London Catalyst - Bede House Association - 1
£3,000 23/11/2016
Inside Outside Project which supports volunteers who have a learning disability to help local housebound and frail elderly neighbours with household tasks.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bede House Association
£90,000 11/10/2016
36
This project will provide a range of youth club activities to children and young people living in deprived areas and at risk of exclusion and criminal activity. It will give them a safe space to ....more
United Saviours Charity - Bede Learning Disabilities Service – the Inside Outside Project
£52,708 10/06/2016
11
Staff funding to deliver Bede’s award-winning project which enables clients with learning disabilities to undertake challenging household tasks for local older people. This includes gardening, DIY, ....more
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£12,288 01/04/2016
Community Safety grant from the Childrens & Adults Services department for Safe Healthy and Equal Relationships project
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£31,150 01/04/2016
Youth service - main grant grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£13,902 01/04/2016
Community Capacity grant from the Housing & Modernisation department for Core costs
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£3,500 01/04/2016
Neighbourhoods Fund: Bermondsey & Rotherhithe grant from the Housing & modernisation department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Bede House
£7,337 01/04/2016
Neighbourhoods Fund: Bermondsey & Rotherhithe grant from the Housing & modernisation department
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bede House Association
£85,700 12/03/2015
36
towards three years' running costs of 'Starfish', a project providing support to women experiencing domestic violence in the London Borough of Southwark
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Bede House Association
£88,000 13/03/2014
36
£88,000 over three years (£29,000; £29,000; £30,000) towards the salary of the Manager and Assistant Case Worker, and running costs of the Starfish domestic violence project.
National Lottery Community Fund - BLT/GPI South Bermondsey
£10,000 25/02/2011
12
The money will support a range of community involvement activities to better prepare this Big Local Trust neighbourhood for when the Trust becomes operational.
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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: 36-70
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/07/1962, number: 303199
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/09/1946, number: 00420386
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR10: 2 days late, AR06: 0 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

351 SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD
LONDON
SE16 2JW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE IN PARTICULAR FOR PERSONS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH, LEWISHAM, AND SOUTHWARK THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, EDUCATING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPABILITIES AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS COUNCIL MEMBERS SHALL DETERMINE

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGHS OF LAMBETH, LEWISHAM, AND SOUTHWARK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase

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