ST.FAITH'S COMMUNITY & YOUTH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1185846 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We run a community centre in South London (Southwark, Lambeth borders). We host a wide range of user groups meeting needs for many different demographic groups. Our priorities are to build community cohesion, address deprivation, embrace diversity and promote health for people in our local community.

Causes: Education/training · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£976k
Latest spending
£194k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a significant net income of £781,558 for the year ended 31 December 2024, largely driven by the sale of its Broadstairs property. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were increased to a prudent level of £50,000, and the charity holds total unrestricted funds of £889,537, indicating strong financial stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other Income (88% of income)
“Sale of Broadstairs 805,500” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£976k
Total spending
£194k
Reserves (reported)
£940k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~58.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (83% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent · Lambeth · Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£976k£194k
31/12/2023£161k£166k
31/12/2022£119k£128k
31/12/2021£105k£141k
31/12/2020£174k£65k

Common questions

Is ST.FAITH'S COMMUNITY & YOUTH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a significant net income of £781,558 for the year ended 31 December 2024, largely driven by the sale of its Broadstairs property. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were increased to a prudent level of £50,000, and the charity holds total unrestricted funds of £889,537, indicating strong financial stability. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£6kGrant to St Faith's Community & Youth Foundation
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2022£4kGrant to St Faith's Community & Youth Foundation