ST MARTIN'S SOCIAL CARE PROJECT LIMITED
To advance education, relieve poverty & sickness and to provide facilities for recreation & other leisure-time occupation for older people over the age of 55 years and their carers living within the Parish of St Martin's & surrounding areas in the interest of social welfare and with the object of improving their quality of life.
Objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR OLDER PEOPLE (OVER THE AGE OF 60 YEARS) AND THEIR CARERS LIVING IN PERRY COMMON BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,675 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £23,670. The trustees note that the going concern assumption depends on continued support from key funders and the successful pursuit of further grants. The charity is currently exempt from audit under small companies' regulations.
What the accounts disclose
“The validity of this assumption is dependent upon the continuance of support from the Charitable Company's key funders and stakeholders and in response to the progress made by the Company in pursuing a viable budget including the obtaining of further grants and other funds.” — page 10
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 6
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2021 (received 22/03/2022, 50 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).
Trustees
- CAROL ANN MORGAN
- Cathleen Cannell
- Rev Ann Ricardson
- Sharon Carby McLean
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £58k | £57k |
| 31/03/2024 | £52k | £47k |
| 31/03/2023 | £52k | £48k |
| 31/03/2022 | £30k | £39k |
| 31/03/2021 | £24k | £26k |
Common questions
Is ST MARTIN'S SOCIAL CARE PROJECT LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,675 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £23,670. The trustees note that the going concern assumption depends on continued support from key funders and the successful pursuit of further grants. The charity is currently exempt from audit under small companies' regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City Council | 22/07/2022 | £4k | St Martins Social Care Project |
| Birmingham City Council | 20/08/2020 | £2k | St Martins Social Care Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/09/2018 | £10k | Improving Community Connections |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/12/2016 | £10k | Sustaining, growing and embedding St Martin's Social Care Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/11/2005 | £5k | St Martin's Church Centre |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 09/05/2005 | £336 | "A Project To Commemorate The Events Leading To The End Of Ww2 With The Provision Of Two Celebratory Events For The Benefit Of The Elderly Of" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/05/2005 | £6k | 2 commemorative events |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £14k |
| THE LINBURY TRUST | 1 | £150k |
| THE HEADLEY TRUST | 1 | £100k |
| THE SOBELL FOUNDATION | 1 | £100k |
| THE CAMPDEN CHARITIES TRUSTEE | 1 | £45k |
| THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST | 1 | £24k |
| THE INTERNATIONAL BANKERS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| SCOULOUDI FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MARTIN'S SOCIAL CARE PROJECT LIMITED | £58k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| ST MARYS SOCIAL CENTRE | £33k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST MARGARET CENTRE | £33k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STOCKPORT CARE SCHEMES | £310k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST CLEMENT & ST JAMES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT | £1.3m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| ST MARY AND ST PETER'S COMMUNITY PROJECT | £60k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |