SOUTHWARK GROUP OF TENANTS ORGANISATION

Registered charity 1130043 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SGTO

Promote the rights of tenants and control over their housing and environment by informationsharing between the organisation and the local authority Extend the right of all tenants toparticipate and be consulted in the formulation of council polices on housing and associatedissues, and to be represented on all matters and policies that involve tenants and their homes.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTHWARK BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND RESIDENTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£211k
Latest spending
£288k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £76,419 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £192,417 to £115,998. Total income fell to £211,363 from £255,087 in the prior year, while total expenditures increased significantly to £287,782 from £85,288. The trustees maintain a reserve policy of holding liquid reserves equivalent to at least three months of operations.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants receivable (89% of income)
“Total income for the year amounted to £211,363 (2025: £255,087). This includes income from the tenant fund of £171,000 (2025: £228,000) and income ftom Bells Gardens Community Centre £21,770 (2025: £23,525).” — page 6
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: to maintain liquid reserves equivalent to at least 3 months (reserves figure: £116k)
“The charity’s policy regarding its reserve is to maintain liquid reserves equivalent to at least 3 months.” — page 6
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Government income: £171,000 — grants £171,000 (171,000); 81% of the £211,363 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Government income: £228,000 — contracts £228,000 (1); 89% of the £255,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £228,000 — grants £228,000 (1); 82% of the £277,794 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 March 2026)
  • Equity: £116k
  • Average employees: 6

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£211k£288k
31/03/2025£255k£285k
31/03/2024£278k£260k
31/03/2023£276k£239k
31/03/2022£236k£228k

Common questions

Is SOUTHWARK GROUP OF TENANTS ORGANISATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £76,419 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £192,417 to £115,998. Total income fell to £211,363 from £255,087 in the prior year, while total expenditures increased significantly to £287,782 from £85,288. The trustees maintain a reserve policy of holding liquid reserves equivalent to at least three months of operations. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOUTHWARK GROUP OF TENANTS ORGANISATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTHWARK GROUP OF TENANTS ORGANISATION as a grant recipient include THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUNDFY2023£30kCore funding to support tenants’ to access rights & basic needs in face of the Cost of Living crisis.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/07/2026£20kSGTO Housing Surgeries
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£114kGrant to Southwark Group of Tenants Organisation
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£114kGrant to Southwark Group of Tenants Organisation
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£2kGrant to Southwark Group of Tenants Organisation
The National Lottery Community Fund17/12/2021£10kSupporting Our TRA Community

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMUNITY SOUTHWARK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTHWARK GROUP OF TENANTS ORGANISATION£211k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY SOUTHWARK FY2025£1.4m——below—no doubt
IPSWICH HOUSING ACTION GROUP LIMITED FY2025£968k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON TENANTS FY2025£54k—0unclear—no doubt
ACTION HOUSING AND SUPPORT LIMITED FY2025£6.9m£110,000 and £120,0001below—no doubt
THE TDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2026£394k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.