St John Ambulance SA Annual Report 2022-23

Annual Report 2022/23

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Where our money goes – expenses

Expenses by category

2022/23 ($’000)

Percentage

2021/22 ($'000)

2020/21 ($'000)

2019/20 ($'000)

2018/19 ($'000)

Salaries & on-costs

8,150

32%

7,870

7,822

6,878

5,979

Fundraising

7,372

32%

7,805

5,367

4,750

83

Administration

3,164

11%

2,608

2,616

2,195

1,490

Operational

1,162

5%

1,157

1,148

1,166

1,238

Merchandising

1,683

6%

1,404

1,570

1,542

1,513

Depreciation

1,016

4%

983

687

619

475

Property

634

3%

762

878

542

574

Marketing

1,770

6%

1,468

1,325

1,823

492

Finance

223

1%

227

255

228

78

Total

25,173

100%

24,285

21,667

19,743

11,923

Total expenses including depreciation were $25.2m which was $888k or 4% higher than the previous year. Salaries and on-costs comprised 32% of our total expenses and are split as follows: • 45.1% on social enterprise activities, • 19.3% on program delivery activities and • 35.6% on support staff activities. Our salaries and on-costs were 4% or $280k higher than the previous year. This was due to salary increases plus an increase in casual labour required to fulfil event commitments. Fundraising expenses decreased 6% or $433k due to lower costs associated with the 2022 Christmas Home Lottery. Administration related expenses increased $556k or 21.3% predominantly due to management costs for Carols by Candlelight, which were offset by revenue generated through the event. Merchandising costs increased $279k or 20% from the prior year. This increase is directly related to the increase in sales. Depreciation expense increased $33k or 3% following the full year effect of a revision to the expected useful life of many older assets. Marketing expenses increased $302k or 11% due to increased expenditure on advertising, primarily for the Christmas Home Lottery and Carols by Candlelight.