The South London Church Fund and Southwark Diocesan Board of Finance

Analysis

The South London Church Fund and Southwark Diocesan Board of Finance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00236594). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The South London Church Fund and Southwark Diocesan Board of Finance reported income of £30.1m and spending of £31.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £29.0m to £30.1m (+3.9%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The South London Church Fund and Southwark Diocesan Board of Finance sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church Communities UK (£28.5m), YMCA Chiltern Group (£31.0m) and Llamau Limited (£28.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71%, charitable activities 8.0% and investments 3.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.6m. Reserves of £300.0m would cover about 116 months of spending at that rate. It employed 114 people.