About St. George the Martyr Charity
We are a small charity based in The Borough that was founded more than 400 years ago. The charity is funded by a series of historic endowments that were made to help ‘the poor of the parish of St George the Martyr, Southwark’. Our current Area of Benefit goes beyond the old parish boundary and encompasses The Borough, Bankside, Walworth and Newington neighbourhoods.
Currently, our principal area of work is assisting older people (of State Pension age) who have limited financial means and live within our Area of Benefit.
Subject to meeting our financial eligibility criteria (usually assessed through a home visit), such people can become a ‘Member’ of the Charity. Members may enjoy free social opportunities (coach outings, theatre trips, holidays and a Winter Party), home care services (hairdressing and nail care) and a Christmas Hamper or gift voucher. We also provide regular charitable payment of £85, three times a year to Members who have lived n the Area of Benefit continuously for five years or more.
In addition, we provide ‘hardship’ grants to a wider population of people who live in our area of benefit and are experiencing ‘need, hardship or distress’.
Occasionally we provide grants to other organisations that support people in need who live in our area of benefit.
our values
1. We will always be kind, considerate and non-judgemental in our interactions with people in need, hardship or distress.
2. We strive to reach and assist as many of those who meet our criteria for assistance as possible, including those who may have been overlooked in the past due to their ethnicity, language or disabilities.
3. We aim to provide high quality support to our beneficiaries, actively asking for and responding to feedback and being open and honest with people.
4. We will co-operate and collaborate with other organisations to assist people in need, hardship or distress in our area of benefit.
5. We will plan and make decisions openly and objectively, as far as possible based on evidence of current and future need and provision in our area of benefit.
6. We exercise careful stewardship of the funds provided by our historic benefactors, to ensure they are used to address current and future need, hardship and distress effectively and efficiently.
OUR PLANS
The Trustees of the Charity have approve an annual plan plan for the organisation. The current plan can be found here: 2023 Organisational Plan
