SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND - EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
To grant aid for the relief of acute suffering caused by disasters worldwide.
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TOWARDS THE RELIEF OF PEOPLES INVOLVED IN NATURAL AND MANMADE DISASTERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £201,899, an increase from the previous year's £177,995. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by £61,737 in cash and £138,807 in liquid investments. Expenditure on charitable activities increased to £5,000, while total income from donations and investments rose to £34,174.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2022
- Volunteers: 4
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- Christine Corless
- Claire Laureen Penellum
- Jugdish Kaur Attwood
- Kathleen Veronica Belinis DL
- Susan Mendoza
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £9k | £6k |
| 31/03/2025 | £34k | £7k |
| 31/03/2024 | £9k | £4k |
| 31/03/2023 | £9k | £9k |
| 31/03/2022 | £69k | £12k |
Common questions
Is SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND - EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £201,899, an increase from the previous year's £177,995. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by £61,737 in cash and £138,807 in liquid investments. Expenditure on charitable activities increased to £5,000, while total income from donations and investments rose to £34,174. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MARR-MUNNING TRUST | 1 | £80k |
| ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 1 | £20k |
| THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION | 1 | £18k |
| THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY | 1 | £8k |
| THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD | 1 | £5k |
| C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST | 1 | £3k |
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- SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND BENEVOLENT FUND
- Caister Community Support
- INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL OF TRUTH CHURCH
- ISLAND HOSPICE AND BEREAVEMENT SERVICE (UK)
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND - EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND | £9k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND BENEVOLENT FUND | £29k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Caister Community Support | £48k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL OF TRUTH CHURCH | £384k | up to £50,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ISLAND HOSPICE AND BEREAVEMENT SERVICE (UK) | £25k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE HELPING FOUNDATION | £23.9m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |