Shelter Housing Advice and Research Project (Leicester)

Registered charity 1000515 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHELTER HOUSING AID AND RESEARCH PROJECT (LEICESTER) ALSO KNOWN AS SHARP

To prevent and relieve hardship and distress amongst persons who are (or who have been) homeless; living in adverse housing conditions; unemployed; and/or experiencing social exclusion and to provide to such persons support appropriate to their needs.

Objects

A) TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS AND/OR LIVING IN ADVERSE HOUSING CONDITIONS B) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH ABOUT HOUSING CONDITIONS, HOUSING PROBLEMS AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH C) TO ADVANCE SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE CHARITABLE WORK OF SHELTER (THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE HOMELESS) AND D) GENERALLY TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY AND FURTHER OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY

Area of benefit: LEICESTERSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, LINCOLNSHIRE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,667 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves of £44,761. The trustees consider these reserves equivalent to almost four months of expenditure, providing a contingency against funding cessation. The charity remains dependent on significant grant funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to sustain its operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• FRAZER RODERIC CALDER ROBSONchair
• Andrew John Morley
• David John Brazier MCIH
• Dr Laura Jane Hancox
• Feroza Narma
• Hina Thakrar
• JANE TAYLOR
• Junaid Vindhani · trustee of 2 other charities
• Kaseem Chaudry
• Margaret Gillian Robinson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire · Leicester City · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Northamptonshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire · Rutland

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).