ST ANNE'S HOSTEL

Registered charity 1037430 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief and rehabilitation of persons in necessitous circumstances in the City of Birmingham and in particular by the provision of accommodation and associated facilities upon terms appropriate to their means calculated to alleviate their need.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£15.3m
Latest spending
£14.9m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a surplus for the year of £3.7m, driven by a merger with Spring Housing Association and Spring Community Homes which resulted in negative goodwill. The group holds total reserves of £4.6m, comprising restricted, designated, and general unrestricted funds, while maintaining a positive operating margin of 15.5% for the year ended March 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“There were three employees of the Group who received annual remuneration greater than £60,000 but not more than £70,000 (2024 - none).” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 3
“There were three employees of the Group who received annual remuneration greater than £60,000 but not more than £70,000 (2024 - none).” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Rent and service charge (74% of income)
“The overall turnover for the group for the period to 31 March 2025 was £15.2m with rent and service charge being the most significant area of income.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: The Board consider that the company has sufficient assets to meet obligations as they arise on designated and general funds. (held: £4.6m)
“The Board have adopted the policy of putting funds into a designated reserve and of using the designated reserve as required. The Board consider that the company has sufficient assets to meet obligations as they arise on designated and general funds. The level of and need for the designated reserve will continue to be assessed each year.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Spring Housing Association Limited
“During the period, repairs costs and professional fees were recharged to the Charity by its subsidiary, Spring Housing Association Limited. At the balance sheet date, £194,982 was owing to Spring Housing Association Limited in respect of these recharges.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Spring Housing Association Limited, Spring Community Homes
“Spring Housing Association Limited (subsidiary) was incorporated on 1 October 2014 (with company no. 09244172) and registered with the Charity Commission (with charity no. 1163098). Spring Community Homes is registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 on 13 February 2018.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.2m. 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
£15.3m
Total spending
£14.9m
Reserves (reported)
£3.7m
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£15.3m£14.9m
31/03/2024£1.0m£928k
31/03/2023£771k£834k
31/03/2022£773k£774k
31/03/2021£823k£735k

Common questions

Is ST ANNE'S HOSTEL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a surplus for the year of £3.7m, driven by a merger with Spring Housing Association and Spring Community Homes which resulted in negative goodwill. The group holds total reserves of £4.6m, comprising restricted, designated, and general unrestricted funds, while maintaining a positive operating margin of 15.5% for the year ended March 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of ST ANNE'S HOSTEL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 3 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds ST ANNE'S HOSTEL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST ANNE'S HOSTEL as a grant recipient include THE SHELDON TRUST, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DWF FOUNDATION, THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST, QUAKER HOUSING TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SHELDON TRUSTFY2023£29kCommunity Projects
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20kGrant
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20kVulnerable Groups
THE DWF FOUNDATIONFY2024£11k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£8k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£7k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£7k
THE SHELDON TRUSTFY2022£6kCommunity Projects
QUAKER HOUSING TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£5kfeasibility work and reports required to gain planning permission for the development of move-on accommodation
THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2023£5k
GEORGE FENTHAM BIRMINGHAM CHARITYFY2024£5k
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2025£4kRelief of those in Need by reason of Youth, Age, Ill-Health, Disability, Financial Hardship or other Disadvantage
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2024£4kRelief of those in Need by reason of Youth, Age, Ill-Health, Disability, Financial Hardship or other Disadvantage
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2023£4kHomelessness
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2022£4kHomelessness
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kRelief of Poverty
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kRelief of Poverty
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2kCare and Social Welfare
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kCare and Social Welfare
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITEDFY2021£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE DWF FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITEDFY2022£1k
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUSTFY2021£1k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1kCare and Social Welfare
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2022£1kSocial Welfare
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITEDFY2023£1k
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2025£1kSocial Welfare
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£850Care and Social Welfare

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2022£10kActivities Worker
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2021£10kDual Diagnosis
The National Lottery Community Fund09/03/2020£10kSkills & Talking
The National Lottery Community Fund30/01/2019£10kUsing Activities to Engage Homeless Men
The National Lottery Community Fund22/12/2011£6kSt Anne's Cobbled Court Yard & Landscape Project

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ROSA FUND1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANNE WITH ST THOMAS AND ST PETER, SOHO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST ANNE'S HOSTEL£15.3m£60,001 - £70,0003above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANNE WITH ST THOMAS AND ST PETER, SOHO FY2025£399k—0unclear—no doubt
ST ANNE'S COMMUNITY SERVICES FY2025£56.8m£190,001 - £200,000—above—no doubt
ST. ANNE'S COMMUNITY HALL ASSOCIATION FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
BRISTOL AND ANCHOR ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025£336k—0within—no doubt
ST ANNE'S CHILD CARE GROUP FY2025£141k—0unclear—no doubt

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