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the salvation army social work trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other defined groups, and the general public. The Salvation Army Social Work Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£239,960,000
Latest Expenditure
£231,571,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 96.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £32,475,000
Charitable Activities £204,054,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £3,431,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £231,521,000
Raising Funds £50,000
Governance £661,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£239,960,000£231,571,000£231,521,000£443,020,000£20,731,0002287 / 650
2023£252,746,000£219,009,000£218,959,000£409,949,000£20,084,0002228 / 650
2022£201,362,000£187,029,000£186,979,000£375,387,000£15,368,0001847 / 650
2021£172,706,000£162,182,000£162,132,000£349,664,000£12,864,0002626 / 600
2020£160,430,000£169,651,000£169,601,000£317,798,000£8,197,0002540 / 650

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers