EMMAUS DOVER LTD

Registered charity 1047354 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARTIN'S EMMAUS

Provision of accomodation, daily support and meaningful work experience in our own social enterprises for up to 27 men and women that have previously experienced homelessness.

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

Latest income
£774k
Latest spending
£756k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £31,150 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,641,408. The trustees maintain a policy to hold sufficient funds to meet operating costs for up to three months, a target which the current unrestricted reserves significantly exceed. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the charity's compliance with statutory requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.6m)
“It is the Trustees' policy to ensure that there are sufficient available funds to meet the immediate operating costs of the "charitable company" for up to three months” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Emmaus Dover (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£774k
Total spending
£756k
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£365k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (76% 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: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£774k£756k
30/06/2024£808k£643k
30/06/2023£805k£573k
30/06/2022£684k£539k
30/06/2021£824k£492k

Common questions

Is EMMAUS DOVER LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £31,150 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,641,408. The trustees maintain a policy to hold sufficient funds to meet operating costs for up to three months, a target which the current unrestricted reserves significantly exceed. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the charity's compliance with statutory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EMMAUS DOVER LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EMMAUS DOVER LTD as a grant recipient include EMMAUS U.K., THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST, THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EMMAUS U.K.FY2024£41kEnvironment Fund
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2024£25kBuilding a Better Future Project - Phase One
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kHealth and Welfare
EMMAUS U.K.FY2022£10kCapacity Development Grants
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2022£8kThe Mount Fund - Homelessness
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATIONFY2023£7k
EMMAUS U.K.FY2023£5kEnvironmental Fund
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2024£5kMount Fund
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2023£5kMount Fund - Homelessness
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£3kHomeless
WHITEHEAD MONCKTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kCare and Social Welfare
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kCare and Social Welfare
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2022£500
Moto FoundationFY2021£500Community Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/10/2025£18kSupporting homeless adults into employment and independent living
The National Lottery Community Fund23/07/2024£12k1:1 Counselling for people experiencing homelessness
The National Lottery Community Fund09/12/2022£1kProviding food and drink at homeless accommodation
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2021£4kProviding hot and nutritious meals for previously homeless men and women.

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EMMAUS GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EMMAUS DOVER LTD£774k—0unclear—no doubt
EMMAUS GLOUCESTERSHIRE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
EMMAUS STAFFORDSHIRE FY2025£560k—0unclear—no doubt
EMMAUS BOLTON FY2025£981k—0below—no doubt
EMMAUS BRISTOL FY2025£788k—0below—no doubt
EMMAUS CAMBRIDGE FY2024£2.0m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt

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