THE GUILD OF ST GEORGE

Registered charity 231758 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£176k
Latest spending
£261k
Registered
1971
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £148,977 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £6,408,676. Per the trustees' report, the charity has unrestricted free reserves of only £19,217, which the Board acknowledges is insufficient for current operations without drawing on designated fixed assets. While the directors maintain a going concern basis due to sufficient overall reserves, they note the ongoing challenge of addressing the annual deficit budget.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
The portion of reserves available for current operations (free reserves excluding fixed asset investments which can be utilised to fund deficits) is £19,217 — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£176k£261k
31/03/2024£167k£278k
31/03/2023£273k£218k
31/03/2022£141k£230k
31/03/2021£139k£231k

Common questions

Is THE GUILD OF ST GEORGE financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £148,977 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £6,408,676. Per the trustees' report, the charity has unrestricted free reserves of only £19,217, which the Board acknowledges is insufficient for current operations without drawing on designated fixed assets. While the directors maintain a going concern basis due to sufficient overall reserves, they note the ongoing challenge of addressing the annual deficit budget. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/03/2018£19k"The Ruskin Museum at Meersbrook Hall: Putting local heritage at the heart of community learning"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/01/2017£58k"Ruskin in the Wyre: sharing, celebrating and enhancing John RuskinÂ’s legacy in the Wyre Forest"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/11/2014£67k"Ruskin-in-Sheffield: Engaging communities to reveal, reconnect and re-imagine the heritage of Ruskin in Sheffield"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/02/2004£444k"DRAWING POWER: THE CAMPAIGN FOR DRAWING"

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