SOUTHWARK CHARITIES

Registered charity 1137760 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Management of Southwark (Christchurch & St Mary's ) Charities, two other Charities and the provision of services ans assistance to other charities requiring management services of this charity

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£2.0m

Latest spending

£1.7m

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £105,266,433, with free unrestricted reserves of £149,847. This free reserve level is explicitly noted as being below the charity's stated target of £850,000, although the trustees assert that the liquidity of investments alleviates concerns. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with auditors confirming no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £120,001 - £130,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)

“Employees paid over f60,000 fell into the following bands: e120,000 - €130,000”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“Employees paid over f60,000 fell into the following bands: e120,000 - €130,000”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £150k)

“the Group hos free reserves of fl49ó,847 (2023: t5,28ó,831) which is below the torgel level of f'850,000.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One Trustee received remuneration of £20,856 in her capacity as an artist implementing the Art Strategy.

“During the year, one Trustee received remuneration of Ê20,856 in her capacity as an artist implementing the Art Strategy (2023: î.12,000).”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/12/2024)

Total income

£2.0m

Total spending

£1.7m

Cost of raising funds

£52k

Reserves (reported)

£28.8m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~201.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (70% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Cathy Elaine Deplessis
Gary Martin
Mark Gray
Michael Pagnotta
Patrick Crockford · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Stuart Labran · trustee of 1 other charity
Robert John Smeath · trustee of 2 other charities
Ruth Clapton
Sarah Monica Loveday Philbrick · trustee of 1 other charity
Shelley Ian Charik
Thomas James Anthony Edgerley
Winnie Baffoe

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/12/2024	£2.0m	£1.7m
30/12/2023	£46.9m	£3.2m
30/12/2022	£674k	£1.4m
30/12/2021	£888k	£921k
30/12/2020	£771k	£807k

Common questions

Is SOUTHWARK CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £105,266,433, with free unrestricted reserves of £149,847. This free reserve level is explicitly noted as being below the charity's stated target of £850,000, although the trustees assert that the liquidity of investments alleviates concerns. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with auditors confirming no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of SOUTHWARK CHARITIES earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,001 - £130,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE GARTH DOUBLEDAY TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARK income £194k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, LEWISHAM income £106k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR WITH ST. ALPHEGE AND ST. JUDE, SOUTHWARK income £554k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, SOUTHWICK income £573k
SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST income £143k
SOUTH HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITY income £151k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTHWARK CHARITIES	£2.0m	£120,001 - £130,000	1	below	—	no doubt
CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARK FY2025	£194k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, LEWISHAM FY2024	£106k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR WITH ST. ALPHEGE AND ST. JUDE, SOUTHWARK FY2024	£554k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, SOUTHWICK FY2025	£573k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST FY2025	£143k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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