St Barnabas Southwold
Analysis
St Barnabas Southwold is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southwold. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2024, St Barnabas Southwold reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.1m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £758k to £1.3m (+76%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, St Barnabas Southwold sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Abbeyfield Hoylake and West Kirby Society Ltd (£1.3m), Nightsafe Limited (£1.3m) and 'tynwald' Residential Home for the Elderly, Hythe (£1.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 68%, donations and legacies 27% and investments 5.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £348k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £713k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.
Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.8%
- Legacies 26%
- Charitable activities 68%
- Investments 5.1%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
ST BARNABAS IS A REGISTERED CHARITY ESTABLISHED IN 1897. THE OBJECTS OF ST BARNABAS, SET OUT IN THE CONSTITUTION ARE "TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL CARE, SHELTERED ACCOMMODATION AND/OR OTHER CARE AND ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE ELDERLY AND/OR OF LIMITED MEANS AND IN NEED OF SUCH CARE AND ASSISTANCE AS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE CONSIDER APPROPRIATE HAVING REGARD TO THE RESOURCES OF ST BARNABAS."
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Abbeyfield Hoylake and West Kirby Society Ltd | Wirral | £1.3m |
| Nightsafe Limited | Blackburn | £1.3m |
| 'tynwald' Residential Home for the Elderly, Hythe | Kent | £1.3m |
| The Merchant Seamen's War Memorial Society (Incorporated) | Surrey | £1.4m |