COATHAM HOUSE

Registered charity 1026620 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COATHAM HOUSE PROJECTS

Provides housing, training and support for young homeless people.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£531k
Latest spending
£393k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net inflow of resources of £138,720 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total funds to £698,771. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £45,215, which is below the stated policy target of £53,250 to £106,500. The trustees acknowledge no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rents and housing benefits (74% of income)
“Rents and housing benefits Supporting the homeless 353,185” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £45k; policy: three to six months of normal operating activities (£53,250 to £106,500))
“At present the unrestricted reserves are £624,872 but of this figure £579,657 related to fixed assets, therefore free reserves are £45,215 at 31 March 2025.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Coatham House Projects (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)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £346k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£531k
Total spending
£393k
Reserves (reported)
£107k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (74% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Redcar And Cleveland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£531k£393k
31/03/2024£441k£457k
31/03/2023£380k£365k
31/03/2022£318k£303k
31/03/2021£341k£283k

Common questions

Is COATHAM HOUSE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net inflow of resources of £138,720 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total funds to £698,771. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £45,215, which is below the stated policy target of £53,250 to £106,500. The trustees acknowledge no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COATHAM HOUSE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COATHAM HOUSE as a grant recipient include THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST, NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUST, The Teesside Charity, THE JACK BRUNTON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
The Teesside CharityFY2025£4kDirect costs
THE JACK BRUNTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East15/07/2021£3kA grant to Coatham House
UK government01/04/2019£18kSupport Worker
UK government22/02/2019£18kSupport Worker
The National Lottery Community Fund17/11/2011£6kYouth Shop for young people run by young people
The National Lottery Community Fund14/02/2006£3kCoatham House
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2005£2kLife, Social and Parenting Skills
Northern Rock Foundation09/07/2002£30kGrant awarded to Coatham House Projects (Tees Valley)