CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE
Registered charity 1006386 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C H A C
PROVISION OF AN ADVICE SERVICE ON HOUSING ISSUES INCLUDING MATTERS OF HOUSING LAW
Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4,937 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £143,973 and expenditure of £139,036. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Total net assets stood at £106,727, comprising unrestricted funds of £94,221 and restricted funds of £12,506.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £94k; policy: three months' and six months budgeted core expenditure)
“Reserve £33,335, 24% of expenditure in 2024-25” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Canterbury City Council — “We have received funding from Canterbury City Council through a partnership with Canterbury Citizens Advice North East Kent” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- John Andrew Wightman
- NICK JACKSON
- Paul Owen Todd LLB.
- Sarah Elizabeth Slowe
- Teresa Pearce · trustee of 1 other charity
- Tessa Louise O'Sullivan
- Vivien Ruth Gambling
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kent
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4,937 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £143,973 and expenditure of £139,036. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Total net assets stood at £106,727, comprising unrestricted funds of £94,221 and restricted funds of £12,506. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE as a grant recipient include LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST, THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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