SOUTHBANK AND WATERLOO NEIGHBOURS
South Bank and Waterloo Neighbours exists to monitor and promote how the South Bank and Waterloo Neighbourhood Plan is implemented; facilitate liaison across the community to provide a balanced voice for the whole community; and to organise a neighbourhood forum to improve the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of the area.
Objects
OBJECTS: The objects of the CIO are: 1. To further the following exclusively charitable purposes for the public benefit within the area defined by the Neighbourhood Development Plan approved in 2019 for the South Bank and Waterloo neighbourhood (?the area of benefit?): a. To promote high standards of planning and architecture in or affecting the area of benefit. b. To educate the public in the geography, history, natural history, culture and architecture of the area of benefit. c. To secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features or areas of historic or public interest in the area of benefit. In furtherance of the above purposes but not otherwise the trustees shall establish a neighbourhood forum for the area of benefit to promote and or improve the social, economic and environmental well-being of the area. 2. The promotion of the voluntary sector in South Bank and Waterloo for the public benefit by: a. liaising between charities, voluntary organisations, government agencies and other groups on relevant issues. b. acting as a representative of the voluntary sector in relation to government policies and legislation. 3. To advance such purposes as are charitable in law for the benefit of the residents of Southbank and Waterloo and the surrounding area by the making of grants to charities and voluntary organisations. For the purposes of clauses 2 and 3, ?the voluntary sector? and ?voluntary organisations? refers to charities and voluntary organisations defined as follows: Charities are organisations, which are established for exclusively charitable purposes in accordance with the law of England and Wales. Voluntary Organisations are independent organisations, which are established for purposes that add value to the community as a whole, or a significant section of the community, and which are not permitted by their constitution to make a profit for private distribution. Voluntary organisations do not include local government or other statutory authorities.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £41,971 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £41,101. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4,353, which the trustees consider appropriate for the charity's current level of activity and within their policy target of one to three months of core operating costs.
What the accounts disclose
“At 31 March 2025, unrestricted reserves stood at £4,353, which the trustees consider appropriate for the charity's current level of activity.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- 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
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest 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
- Government income: £137,236 — grants £137,236 (7); 100% of the £137,236 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
- Government income: £66,750 — grants £66,750 (3); 100% of the £66,750 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Government income: £13,500 — grants £13,500 (1); 98% of the £13,800 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
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 01/02/2022, 1 day after the 31/01/2022 due date).
Trustees
- Caitiriona Saunders
- DAVID WILLIAM RICHARD CLARSON
- Elizabeth Lung
- Maximilian Weiner
- Michael Van William Johnson
- Rev GILES WILLIAM GODDARD
- Suat Binkaya
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £137k | £179k |
| 31/03/2024 | £67k | £8k |
| 31/03/2023 | £14k | £5k |
| 31/03/2022 | £3k | £2k |
| 31/03/2021 | £16k | £1k |
Common questions
Is SOUTHBANK AND WATERLOO NEIGHBOURS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £41,971 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £41,101. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4,353, which the trustees consider appropriate for the charity's current level of activity and within their policy target of one to three months of core operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater London Authority | 02/12/2022 | £27k | South Bank and Waterloo Street Tree Planting |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUND | 2 | £45k |
| THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £372k |
| GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION | 1 | £254k |
| M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £244k |
| UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY | 1 | £187k |
| WAKEFIELD AND TETLEY TRUST | 1 | £75k |
| THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £67k |
| SOUTHWARK CHARITIES | 1 | £25k |
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- NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH NETWORK
- COMMUNITY SOUTHWARK
- SOUTHWARK GROUP OF TENANTS ORGANISATION
- WATERLOO ACTION CENTRE
- SUTTON COMMUNITY WORKS
- SOUTHERN BROOKS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHBANK AND WATERLOO NEIGHBOURS | £137k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH NETWORK | £770k | £80,000 - £90,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY SOUTHWARK | £1.4m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| SOUTHWARK GROUP OF TENANTS ORGANISATION | £211k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WATERLOO ACTION CENTRE | £203k | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUTTON COMMUNITY WORKS | £423k | £61,124 | — | unclear | 1.0% | no doubt |