ST ANDREW'S SOCIETY FOR LADIES IN NEED

Registered charity 208541 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ANDREW'S SOCIETY FOR HELPING POOR LADIES, ST ANDREWS SOCIETY

To give small annuities, special one-off grants, etc to ladies of any denomination who are in need and unable to earn. Grants are approved by the committee and temporary help can be given if the need is urgent. We give priority to ladies who are trying to maintain their own home although we also help towards a shortfall in care home fees.

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Latest income

£110k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased by £12,877 to £106,277, while total charity funds stood at £2,182,204. The trustees report that the level of reserves is more than adequate to cover management expenditure and grant commitments for the foreseeable future. The charity operated with a net income surplus of £12,877, driven by a 28% increase in donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Electoral Commission register entries

Entries on the Electoral Commission’s public register where this charity (or its company) appears as the source — typically sponsorship of an APPG or an overseas visit provided to an MP, which charities may lawfully do. Shown with the Commission’s own reference; this is a transparency record, not an allegation.

Visit: Steve Aiken (MLA - Member of the Legislative Authority of Northern Ireland) — £2k · 31/03/2023 · Albany, NY, United States of America · ref V0568090
Talk commemorating role of Lord David Trimble in Belfast Agreement

Trustees · trustee networks

DUNCAN CHARLES PRINGLE RABAGLIATI · trustee of 1 other charity
PEREGRINE ANTONY TOFT BOUSFIELD FRICS

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£110k	£99k
31/12/2023	£110k	£99k
31/12/2022	£90k	£93k
31/12/2021	£78k	£81k
31/12/2020	£73k	£85k

Common questions

Is ST ANDREW'S SOCIETY FOR LADIES IN NEED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased by £12,877 to £106,277, while total charity funds stood at £2,182,204. The trustees report that the level of reserves is more than adequate to cover management expenditure and grant commitments for the foreseeable future. The charity operated with a net income surplus of £12,877, driven by a 28% increase in donations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ST ANDREW'S SOCIETY FOR LADIES IN NEED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST ANDREW'S SOCIETY FOR LADIES IN NEED as a grant recipient include THE FIELDROSE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FIELDROSE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k

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 CHILDHOOD TRUST	1	£26k
DUDLEY AND GEOFFREY COX CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£26k
THE VANNECK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITY	1	£22k
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY	1	£20k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	1	£15k
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£9k
ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND WILLIAM SHELTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST ANDREW'S HOUSE.

ST ANDREW'S HOUSE income £1.5m
JAMES ALFRED AND EMMA CLARA HALL FUND income £151k
ST ANDREW'S COMMUNITY NETWORK income £719k
THE ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL TRUST income £2.2m
NORTHERN LADIES ANNUITY SOCIETY income £361k
ST ANDREW'S CLUB income £618k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST ANDREW'S SOCIETY FOR LADIES IN NEED	£110k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST ANDREW'S HOUSE FY2025	£1.5m	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
JAMES ALFRED AND EMMA CLARA HALL FUND FY2025	£151k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST ANDREW'S COMMUNITY NETWORK FY2025	£719k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL TRUST FY2025	£2.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
NORTHERN LADIES ANNUITY SOCIETY FY2025	£361k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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