FURNESS HOMELESS SUPPORT GROUP

Registered charity 1051415 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FHSG

Provides 9 units of supported emergency accommodation for homeless individuals.Day Centre facilities for the general public - housing/benefit assistance, clothing/household resources.Charity Shop.

Objects

TO RELIEVE PERSONS AND, IN PARTICULAR, YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE HOMELESS OR INADEQUATELY HOUSED BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF (A)TEMPORARY ACCOMODATION (B)A DAY CENTRE (C)AN ADVICE AND COUNCELLING SERVICE

Area of benefit: PART OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF CUMBRIA WHICH PRIOR TO 1974 WAS PART OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF LANCASTER

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income

£285k

Latest spending

£306k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £21,209 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £634,852. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is considered sufficient to maintain the charity's policy target of three to six months' expenditure, ensuring continued operations despite the financial loss.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £635k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Furness Homeless Support Group (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

JANICE SHARP
JOHN CALVERT
Simone Singleton

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£285k	£306k
31/03/2024	£264k	£259k
31/03/2023	£270k	£216k
31/03/2022	£245k	£213k
31/03/2021	£243k	£183k

Common questions

Is FURNESS HOMELESS SUPPORT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £21,209 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £634,852. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is considered sufficient to maintain the charity's policy target of three to six months' expenditure, ensuring continued operations despite the financial loss. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Northern Rock Foundation	13/01/2003	£12k	Grant awarded to Furness Homeless Support Group (Cumbria)