THE PARENT HOUSE TRUST

Registered charity 1051440 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PARENT HOUSE, WINTON AND CO

The Parent House provides mentoring, training and support for parents and carers of children around Islington and Kings Cross to enable them to enter employment, enhance their qualifications,knowledge and/ imorove their well-being. By helping these key people within social groups, the charity helps their families and their community.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£374k

Latest spending

£383k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £9,228 for the 18-month period, resulting in total reserves of £81,693, of which only £10,089 were unrestricted. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting three months' estimated running costs, but the current unrestricted balance is significantly below this target. The charity is preparing for a transfer of its activities to a successor CIO.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“Employees who received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in period: 1” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“Employees who received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in period: 1” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £10k; policy: three months' estimated running costs)

“at the end of the period reserves totalled £81,693 (2024: £90,921) of which £10,089 were unrestricted funds (2024: £12,484).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees and entities controlled by trustees totaled £1,114 (2024: £30,000) in aggregate in the period.

“Donations from trustees and entities controlled by trustees totaled £1,114 (2024: £30,000) in aggregate in the period. The Charity has not entered into any other related party transaction during the period or the prior year and nor are there any outstanding balances owing between related parties and the Charity.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

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

Chapman Trust — “Recent funders include: Chapman Trust” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Jonathan Segalchair
Barbara Ann Ford · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Lorraine Walker · trustee of 1 other charity
James Lucker · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Camden · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£374k	£383k
31/03/2024	£266k	£302k
31/03/2023	£198k	£288k
31/03/2022	£314k	£255k
31/03/2021	£271k	£227k

Common questions

Is THE PARENT HOUSE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £9,228 for the 18-month period, resulting in total reserves of £81,693, of which only £10,089 were unrestricted. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting three months' estimated running costs, but the current unrestricted balance is significantly below this target. The charity is preparing for a transfer of its activities to a successor CIO. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE PARENT HOUSE TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE PARENT HOUSE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PARENT HOUSE TRUST as a grant recipient include CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, LONDON CATALYST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£52k	Main Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£45k	Islington Giving General Fund
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£25k	Islington Giving Community Panel
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£17k	Islington Giving General Fund Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£10k	Supporting Families
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k	Cripplegate Catalyst Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£9k	Catalyst Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£8k	Islington Giving Carers Fund
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k	Supporting families
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2024	£5k	Relief of Poverty
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£3k	Main Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£3k	Islington Giving Food Fund Grants
LONDON CATALYST	FY2023	£2k	Mindfulness, Relaxation and Wellness Sessions for parents.
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£500	Islington Giving Islington Make it Happen Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£200	Islington Giving General Fund

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/07/2025	£20k	SEND Friends Action Learning Sessions
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/04/2024	£20k	Money Matters - supporting disadvataged parents with the cost of living crisis
The Mercers' Company	27/04/2023	£5k	Grant to The Parent House (TPH)
The Mercers' Company	19/04/2023	£100k	Grant to The Parent House (TPH)
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/03/2023	£10k	Parents Peer- led Money Matters Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/11/2021	£10k	Parent Knife Crime Ambassadors @ the Parent House
Greater London Authority	21/10/2020	£10k	The Parent House
UK government	29/09/2020	£50k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The Mercers' Company	29/04/2020	£60k	Grant to The Parent House (TPH)
Greater London Authority	02/12/2019	£10k	The Parent House
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/12/2010	£9k	The Parent Mentoring Programme

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	2	£129k
The Ethos Foundation	1	£90k
The Considered Ask Foundation	1	£75k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£60k
BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£58k
THE ACCESS FOUNDATION	1	£53k
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£26k
THE BROOK TRUST	1	£23k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TOWER HAMLETS PARENTS CENTRE.

TOWER HAMLETS PARENTS CENTRE income £138k
LEARNING WITH PARENTS income £901k
HOME-START LONDON income £195k
FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD income £2.3m
Home-Start Berkshire East income £303k
DAD'S HOUSE income £389k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PARENT HOUSE TRUST	£374k	more than £60,000	1	below	—	no doubt
TOWER HAMLETS PARENTS CENTRE FY2025	£138k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
LEARNING WITH PARENTS FY2025	£901k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HOME-START LONDON FY2025	£195k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD FY2025	£2.3m	—	0	below	—	no doubt
Home-Start Berkshire East FY2025	£303k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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