SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 211840 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SI/GBI BENEVOLENT FUND, THE BENEVOLENT FUND IN CONNECTION WITH THE FEDERATION OF SOROPTIMIST CLUBS OF GT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

The relief of women in need who have been, for at least three consecutive years, members of a Soroptimist Club within the United Kingdom (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and the Republic of Ireland.

Objects

the relief of women in need who have been a member of SIGBI Limited within the United Kingdom (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and the Republic of Ireland for at least three consecutive years and whose membership continues; or if they have left and have not been a member for 5 years, at the discretion of the Trustees.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds deficit of £10,418 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £426,473. The trustees note a dependency on the ongoing support of SIGBI Limited to provide grants, though they maintain a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The charity's stated reserves policy target is £20,000, which is well below the actual unrestricted reserves held.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carol Ann Baileychair
• Alison Adlam · trustee of 2 other charities
• Anna Gordon
• Catherine Beal · trustee of 1 other charity
• Clare Comerford
• Denise Pears
• Dorcas Akeju · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dorothy Seth
• Dr Kay Wilkie
• Janice Rees
• Jillian Patchett Boyce
• Julie Williams
• Kathleen Belinis
• Maureen Little
• Pauline Panter
• Rev Christine Low · trustee of 1 other charity
• SANDRA MORRIS
• Susan Biggs
• VANESSA WHITE · trustee of 1 other charity
• YVONNE FREEMAN · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Guernsey · Ireland · Isle Of Man · Jersey · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

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