GLEBE HOUSE (CHARNWOOD) LIMITED

Registered charity 1018920 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GLEBE HOUSE PROJECT, THE GLEBE HOUSE PROJECT

We provide comprehensive support to people of all ages with learning disabilities & autism and their families, prioritising those living in Leicestershire.

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £1,210,733 against total expenditure of £1,162,412, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £893,104, which the trustees consider to be slightly above their stated policy target of £186,642. However, the trustees note that increases in the National Living Wage and employer National Insurance are putting pressure on long-term finances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (94% of income)
“The principal funding source continues to be charitable activity income from the Leicestershire County Council.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £186,642 (held: £893k)
“The Trustees consider that the ideal level of reserves as at 31st March 2025 would be £186,642.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Newby Castleman LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Glebe House (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)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Glebe House (Charnwood) Limited — Registered, 3 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 06/07/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£187k
Employees
70

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 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 (94% 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: 0.3% 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: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2024£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2023£968k£1.0m
31/03/2022£838k£896k
31/03/2021£1.0m£903k

Common questions

Is GLEBE HOUSE (CHARNWOOD) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £1,210,733 against total expenditure of £1,162,412, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £893,104, which the trustees consider to be slightly above their stated policy target of £186,642. However, the trustees note that increases in the National Living Wage and employer National Insurance are putting pressure on long-term finances. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Newby Castleman LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2024£17kWork Skills Service New Workshop Fit Out
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2023£10kWorks Skills Transport
The National Lottery Community Fund06/12/2019£10kEveryone Out and About
The National Lottery Community Fund01/07/2010£7kGlebe House Community Internet Cafe

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Learning Disability Network London Limited.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GLEBE HOUSE (CHARNWOOD) LIMITED£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
Learning Disability Network London Limited FY2025£22.7m——unclear—no doubt
LEEDS AUTISM SERVICES FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—noted
BURYILD FY2025£1.7m—0below0.0%no doubt
THE CHESTER LINK FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt
AUTISM PLUS LIMITED FY2025£13.3m——below0.0%no doubt

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