SPS CAMBODIAN FOUNDATION LTD
The Charity provides full support for all the young people in its care, including the provision of accommodation, food and clothes, medical care when required, sponsoring the educational aspects of their lives, and providing advice and guidance as they grow up.
Objects
(1) TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY IN CAMBODIA BY PROVIDING SPECIFIC SUPPORT IN THE FORM OFACCOMMODATION, FOOD, CLOTHING AND EDUCATION TO SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLYDISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE ON PHNOM PENH AND ACROSS CAMBODIA,(2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY SPONSORING SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS IN CAMBODIA THROUGHSECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION,(3) THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN CAMBODIA WHO ARE SOCIALLY ORECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY REACH THEIR POTENTIAL BYSPONSORING THEM THROUGH TERTIARY AND VOCATION TRAINING AND THEN ASSISTINGTHEM TO FIND EMPLOYMENT,(4) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWSOF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN CAMBODIA AS THETRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £8,400 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £66,227 to £57,826. The trustees consider unrestricted cash reserves of £24,288 to be equivalent to six months of expenditure, which they believe ensures the charity can continue its activities. The filing notes that the charity is not required to be audited under the Companies Act 2006.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees consider that unrestricted cash reserves at a level equivalent to six months expenditure will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity's current activities” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
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 30/09/2021 (received 10/08/2022, 11 days after the 30/07/2022 due date).
Trustees
- PETER SLATERchair
- Guy Richard Hemington
- HILKA SCHMITZ
- MARK PETTERSON
- VICTORIA SLATER
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £87k | £95k |
| 30/09/2024 | £98k | £101k |
| 30/09/2023 | £124k | £137k |
| 30/09/2022 | £153k | £172k |
| 30/09/2021 | £84k | £125k |
Common questions
Is SPS CAMBODIAN FOUNDATION LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £8,400 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £66,227 to £57,826. The trustees consider unrestricted cash reserves of £24,288 to be equivalent to six months of expenditure, which they believe ensures the charity can continue its activities. The filing notes that the charity is not required to be audited under the Companies Act 2006. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 2 | £24k |
| THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION | 2 | £17k |
| THE TULA TRUST LIMITED | 2 | £7k |
| THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION | 2 | £5k |
| GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| THE NISBET TRUST | 1 | £133k |
| THE UNDERWOOD TRUST | 1 | £45k |
| THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST | 1 | £40k |
Charities like this
- HELP THE CAMBODIAN CHILDREN
- PS FOUNDATION
- THE SEPARATED CHILD FOUNDATION
- CARE FOR CAMBODIA
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS
- SOUTH BRISTOL CONSORTIUM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPS CAMBODIAN FOUNDATION LTD | £87k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HELP THE CAMBODIAN CHILDREN | £53k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PS FOUNDATION | £560k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE SEPARATED CHILD FOUNDATION | £252k | — | 0 | within | 4.0% | no doubt |
| CARE FOR CAMBODIA | £94k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS | £88k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |