WORKSOP AND RETFORD HOUSING PROJECT LIMITED
Registered charity 1045334 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEW ROOTS, NEW ROOTS HOUSING PROJECT
New Roots provides supported accommodation in Bassetlaw & Newark & Sherwood to homeless and vulnerably housed young people between 16-21yrs. We work with single young people, couples and young parents. It is the aim of New Roots to support all service users in the development of independent living skills and making the transition to suitable and permanent accommodation within their own community
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £1,662,264 from £1,658,865 in the prior year, while total net assets stood at £1,699,060. The trustees report that the balance sheet remains strong with cash reserves of £471,257, noting that surplus gains from prior years enabled property purchases. However, total income reduced from £2.6m to £2.2m due to vacant properties, and expenditure grew by £183,021 due to employment cost pressures.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Fundraising cost ratio: 1.2% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising and publicity Consultancy fees 26,225”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Rogers Spencer. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
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.
- MCCAFFERY, Thomas James — director, appointed 01/07/2026not on trustee list
- DICKENSON, Paul — director, appointed 08/08/2018on trustee list
- BARTON, Jane — director, appointed 26/02/2018on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £466k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£26k
Reported reserves equal ~8.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Fiona Jane Barton
- Paul Dickenson
- Thom McCaffery
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Nottinghamshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WORKSOP AND RETFORD HOUSING PROJECT LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £1,662,264 from £1,658,865 in the prior year, while total net assets stood at £1,699,060. The trustees report that the balance sheet remains strong with cash reserves of £471,257, noting that surplus gains from prior years enabled property purchases. However, total income reduced from £2.6m to £2.2m due to vacant properties, and expenditure grew by £183,021 due to employment cost pressures. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Rogers Spencer.
Government & lottery funding
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