HOMELESS AND ROOTLESS AT CHRISTMAS

Registered charity 1049438 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as H A R C, HARC

To meet the needs of men and women who are homeless, root-less, isolated or lonely over the Christmas and New Year period by providing meals, clothes, companionship, access to services such as hairdressing - support for organisations who offer similar schemes through the year.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £53,235 at the end of the year, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £30,000 (covering 12 months of running costs). The charity reported a net movement in funds of £22,304, resulting in total funds carried forward of £56,956.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03003611

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Dennis Alan Yardy Trust — “Dennis Alan Yardy Trust” (source page)
• Harry Bottom Charitable Trust — “Harry Bottom Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Queen Victoria and Johnson Memorial Trust — “Queen Victoria and Johnson Memorial Trust” (source page)
• Sir John Osborn Charitable Trust — “Sir John Osborn Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Oliver Borthwick Memorial Trust — “Oliver Borthwick Memorial Trust” (source page)
• South Yorkshire Community Foundation — “South Yorkshire Community Foundation” (source page)

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.

• WAINWRIGHT, Ross — director, appointed 16/06/2026on trustee list
• ASIAMAH, Jessica — director, appointed 16/06/2026on trustee list
• LEE, Poppy Jo — director, appointed 16/06/2026on trustee list
• SHARP, Samantha Heidi — director, appointed 16/06/2026on trustee list
• DE ST CROIX, Philip — director, appointed 20/04/2025not on trustee list
• LARMOUR-JONES, Kai Johnny — director, appointed 20/04/2025on trustee list
• LIDSTER, Joanne Marie — director, appointed 05/10/2012not on trustee list
• LIDSTER, Jo Marie, Dr — secretary, appointed 01/07/2015

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• JO LIDSTER
• Jessica Asiamah
• Kai Larmour-Jones
• Philip De St Croix
• Poppy Lee
• Ross Wainwright
• Samantha Sharp

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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