TARGET HOUSING LIMITED
Registered charity 1017481 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Target provides housing and support services to vulnerable and marginalised adults and families. Target holds contracts with both local authorities and private sector organisations. As a registered social landlord Target is steadily developing its own property portfolio with the assistance of Charity Bank and Futurebulders England.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity returned to a surplus with a net surplus of £101k for the year ended 31 March 2025, following previous years of deficit. The organization holds unrestricted reserves of £2.60m, with net free reserves of £1.995m exceeding the trustee policy target of £1.233m, indicating a strengthened financial position despite rising costs and debt.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £1,233,000 (held: £2.6m)
“the target level of net free reserves (excluding restricted funds and tangible fixed assets, whether grant or loan financed) has been set at £1,233,000.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Target Housing (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.
- STOTT, Andrew — director, appointed 01/07/2025on trustee list
- HOLCOMBE, Simon — director, appointed 01/08/2023on trustee list
- CASKEN, Richard — director, appointed 26/09/2022on trustee list
- RICK, Karen Frances — director, appointed 26/09/2022on trustee list
- CRANE, Steven — secretary, appointed 15/05/2023
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
146 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (103 freehold); recorded price paid £12.5m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Target Housing Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/07/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Karen Rickchair
- Andrew Stott
- Richard Casken
- Shaun Needham
- Simon Holcombe
- Steven Crane
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Barnsley · Derbyshire · Doncaster · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City · Nottinghamshire · Rotherham · Sheffield City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TARGET HOUSING LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned to a surplus with a net surplus of £101k for the year ended 31 March 2025, following previous years of deficit. The organization holds unrestricted reserves of £2.60m, with net free reserves of £1.995m exceeding the trustee policy target of £1.233m, indicating a strengthened financial position despite rising costs and debt. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants.
Who funds TARGET HOUSING LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TARGET HOUSING LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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