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THE SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL WORK TRUST

Registered charity 215174 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL SERVICES, THE SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL WORK · also registered in Scotland as SC037691 (OSCR)

The provision of supported accommodation for homeless people Older peoples housing and supportWork to help unemployed people back into workAnti-Human Trafficking workAddiction Support ServicesOutreach programmes and services to communitiesFamily tracing serviceFrontline assistance to emergency services personnel and people affected by disasters

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£239.7m
Latest spending
£235.0m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £169.3 million at the year-end, with a general reserve of £22.4 million falling within the stated target range of £9.6 million to £22.4 million. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of approval, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: target range of £9.6m to £22.4m (held: £169.3m)
“General reserves at the year-end were £22.4m which is within the target range of £9.6m to £22.4m.” — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Overhead recharge from The Salvation Army Trust
“An overhead recharge of £11.8m (2024: £10.8m) was charged from The Salvation Army Trust during the year”
“Bed spaces recharged from SAH to the Social Work Trust during the current year totalling £7.8m (2024: £7.4m)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Bed space recharges from SAH
“An overhead recharge of £11.8m (2024: £10.8m) was charged from The Salvation Army Trust during the year”
“Bed spaces recharged from SAH to the Social Work Trust during the current year totalling £7.8m (2024: £7.4m)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan from Salvation Army Trust to SAH
“An overhead recharge of £11.8m (2024: £10.8m) was charged from The Salvation Army Trust during the year”
“Bed spaces recharged from SAH to the Social Work Trust during the current year totalling £7.8m (2024: £7.4m)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £2.0m
“The group net defined benefit pension obligation at 31 March 2025 was £2,018,000 (2024: £2,861,000).” — page 61
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Salvation Army Homes, Kingsown Limited, SAH Developments Limited
“The consolidated accounts also include Salvation Army Homes (SAH), Kingsown Limited and SAH Development Limited which are subsidiaries of The Salvation Army Trust.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

CQC provider record: The Salvation Army Social Work Trust — Registered, 20 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 01/02/2024.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Trustpilot: The Salvation Army UK & Ireland scores 1.9/5 from 205 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (135,983 likes) · instagram (28K followers)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£239.7m
Total spending
£235.0m
Cost of raising funds
£50k
Reserves (reported)
£22.4m
Employees
2,016

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£239.7m£235.0m
31/03/2024£240.0m£231.6m
31/03/2023£252.7m£219.0m
31/03/2022£201.4m£187.0m
31/03/2021£172.7m£162.2m

Common questions

Is THE SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL WORK TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £169.3 million at the year-end, with a general reserve of £22.4 million falling within the stated target range of £9.6 million to £22.4 million. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of approval, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds THE SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL WORK TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL WORK TRUST as a grant recipient include COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUSTFY2025£1k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MICHAEL UREN FOUNDATION2£1.0m
THE DWF FOUNDATION2£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, CRINGLEFORD1—
THE VERA WOLSTENCROFT CHILDREN AND ANIMAL CHARITABLE TRUST1—
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BOTOLPH-WITHOUT-BISHOPSGATE1—
THE CHERUBY TRUST1—
THE BURRY CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.0m
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION1£1.0m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOUSING THE HOMELESS CENTRAL FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL WORK TRUST£239.7m——within—no doubt
HOUSING THE HOMELESS CENTRAL FUND FY2025£80k—0no_policy—no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF ST JAMES FY2025£17.9m——below—no doubt
THE SALVATION ARMY INTERNATIONAL TRUST FY2025£81.8m——above—no doubt
HOMELESS ACTION FY2025£3.8m£100,001 - £110,0001below—no doubt
VETERANS AID FY2025£2.2m£90,000 - £99,9994unclear—no doubt

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