St John Ambulance SA Inc. Annual Report 2020-21

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St John Ambulance Australia SA Inc Annual Report 2020/21

WHERE OUR MONEY GOES – EXPENSES

Expenses by category

2020/21 ($’000)

Percentage

2019/20 ($’000) Restated*

2018/19 ($’000)

2017/18 ($’000)

2016/17 ($’000)

Total expenses including depreciation were $21.7m during 2020/21, $1.9m or 10% higher than 2019/20.

Salaries & on-costs

7,822

36%

6,878

5,979

5,566

5,682

Fundraising

5,367

25%

4,750

83

26

22

Administration

2,616

12%

2,195

1,490

1,441

1,530

Operational

1,148

5%

1,166

1,238

1,120

1,192

Merchandising

1,570

7%

1,542

1,513

1,091

856

Depreciation

687

3%

619

475

413

590

Property

878

4%

542

574

606

709

Marketing

1,325

6%

1,823

492

412

382

Finance

255

1%

228

78

72

142

Total

21,667

100% 19,743

11,923

10,746

11,106

Salaries and on-costs comprised 36% of our total expenses and our split as follows:

Administration related expenses increased by 19% or $421k, mainly due to higher professional and legal fees, and costs associated with postage and freight, computer software maintenance, fundraising and telephone during 2020/21.

• 44% on social enterprise activities,

• 21% on program delivery activities and

Marketing expenses decreased by 27% or $500k due to lower spend on advertising and promotional activities.

• 35% on support staff activities.

Merchandising costs increased by 2% from 2019/20. The gross margin generated by merchandising activities during 2020/21 was $1.4m, 22% higher than 2019/20. The remaining 14% of expenses comprised spend on operational items, property including all occupancy related costs, finance, as well as depreciation on property, plant and equipment assets. These expenses increased by 15% from 2019/20.

Our salaries and on-costs were 14% or $944k higher than 2019/20 due to the impact of higher average full-time equivalent (FTE) employee numbers, increased LSL from an additional 5 employees reaching 5 years of service, and the wage top-up payments associated with JobKeeper. Fundraising expenses increased 13% or $617k due to additional costs incurred funding prizes associated with the Lottery.