SWISS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

Charity number: 1111348
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Swiss Benevolent Society offers help, advice and support to Swiss nationals living in Great Britain. Its Office is based in Central London

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £45,399
Total expenditure: £54,345

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 September 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05475876 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Suzanne Egloff Chair 20 May 2014
None on record
Federico Sassoli de Bianchi Trustee 02 July 2019
None on record
Marc Peter Trustee 25 September 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £28.74k £21.93k £91.66k £45.02k £45.40k
Total expenditure £51.07k £47.05k £48.37k £60.92k £54.35k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 14 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 14 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 04 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 04 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 16 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 16 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 10 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 09 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 09 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 JUNE 2005 as amended on 05 Oct 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS ARE THE ASSISTANCE, WITHOUT DISTINCTION AS TO CREED, OF SWISS CITIZENS IN NEED OF HELP WHO ARE TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY RESIDENT IN THE CONSULAR DISTRICT OF THE SWISS EMBASSY IN LONDON OR, IN SPECIAL CASES, SWISS CITIZENS IN NEED OF HELP WHO ARE TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY RESIDENT ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THE CONSULAR DISTRICT OF THE SWISS EMBASSY IN LONDON OR IN SPECIAL CASES UNITED KINGDOM.

Contact information

Address:
79 Endell Street
London
London
WC2H 9DY
Phone:
02078369119
Email:
info@swissbenevolent.org.uk
Website:

www.swissbenevolent.org.uk Open in new window