Churches Housing Action Team (Devon) Ltd
Registered charity 1049478 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C H A T, CHAT, CHURCHES HOUSING ACTION TEAM (MID DEVON) LIMITED, CHURCHES HOUSING ACTION TEAM (MID, DEVON) LIMITED, CHURCHES HOUSING ACTION TEAM (TIVERTON, DEVON) LIMITED
Provision of relief from homelessness
Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £55,123 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting from a 20% decline in total income. To maintain service delivery levels despite this shortfall, the trustees utilized reserves brought forward from the previous financial year. The trustees note that obtaining core grant funding remains a challenge, making the charity's services dependent on continued income raising efforts.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £70,128 (held: £162k)
“To meet these objectives, the optimum level of the general reserves was set at £70,128.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The services that CHAT can provide are dependent on the income raised and as obtaining grant income for core funding remains a challenge the Trustees are focussing their attention on communicating the vital work of CHAT to regular supporters, prospective supporters, businesses, churches, and community fund raisers throughout our area of operation.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Churches Housing Action Team (Mid Devon) (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£43k
Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (15/05/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Devon
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Churches Housing Action Team (Devon) Ltd financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £55,123 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting from a 20% decline in total income. To maintain service delivery levels despite this shortfall, the trustees utilized reserves brought forward from the previous financial year. The trustees note that obtaining core grant funding remains a challenge, making the charity's services dependent on continued income raising efforts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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