HARROGATE HOMELESS PROJECT LTD

Registered charity 1011337 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide short term emergency accommodation for homeless adults and some further longer term supported housing. We also provide a day centre with access to various services including food provision.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £116,957 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total funds increasing by 10.0% to £1,287,706. Free reserves stood at £337,626, which is above the stated policy target of £180,000, although the Trustees anticipate a further reduction in the coming year due to increased investment in client support. The Trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months’ expected expenditure (held: £338k)
“The policy in place for the year 24/25 was a minimum reserve of £180,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

What the charity says about itself (2025-26)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The report covers the period '2025-26' as stated in the title.
“12,843 Nights of accommodation provided last year”
Specific metric regarding meals served at the day centre.
“OVER 400 Meals served each month at our Springboard day centre”
Metric regarding people successfully moving on from homelessness.
“90 People supported to move on positively from homelessness”
Metric regarding women supported fleeing abuse.
“80 Women supported, fleeing abuse and exploitation”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Harrogate Homeless Project Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £712k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£180k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.2m£1.1m
31/08/2024£1.1m£863k
31/08/2023£1.0m£728k
31/08/2022£902k£704k
31/08/2021£551k£603k

Common questions

Is HARROGATE HOMELESS PROJECT LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £116,957 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total funds increasing by 10.0% to £1,287,706. Free reserves stood at £337,626, which is above the stated policy target of £180,000, although the Trustees anticipate a further reduction in the coming year due to increased investment in client support. The Trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

Who funds HARROGATE HOMELESS PROJECT LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HARROGATE HOMELESS PROJECT LTD as a grant recipient include THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION, THE A M FENTON TRUST, DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRINITY HOMELESS PROJECTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HARROGATE HOMELESS PROJECT LTD£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
TRINITY HOMELESS PROJECTS FY2025£5.9m£70,001 - £80,0002unclear—no doubt
PROJECT 34 FY2024£723k—0above—no doubt
THE FAITH HOPE & ENTERPRISE COMPANY LTD FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
MENS ACCOMMODATION AND SUPPORT FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
C4WS HOMELESS PROJECT FY2026£368k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.