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HERRING HOUSE TRUST (GREAT YARMOUTH)

Registered charity 1057387 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HERRING HOUSE TRUST

To provide emergency accommodation and resettlement support to single homeless people in Great Yarmouth

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £58,518 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £2,006,855. The trustees consider these reserves to be approximately six months' expenditure, which exceeds their stated policy target of covering three months' cash expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rents and service charges (70% of income)
“Turnover represents rental and service charges income receivable in the year net of rent and service charge losses from voids.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' cash expenditure (held: £2.0m)
“It is the aim of the committee to maintain sufficient reserves to cover 3 months’ cash expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Spouse of management team member employed as relief support worker
“During the year ended 31 March 2024 the spouse of a member of the management team received remuneration as a relief support worker. Their appointment was made in open competition and the member of the management team was not involved in the decision making process regarding their appointment.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lovewell Blake LLP. Discloses 4 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).

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £42k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£519k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.1m£993k
31/03/2023£949k£861k
31/03/2022£964k£868k
31/03/2021£956k£867k

Common questions

Is HERRING HOUSE TRUST (GREAT YARMOUTH) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £58,518 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £2,006,855. The trustees consider these reserves to be approximately six months' expenditure, which exceeds their stated policy target of covering three months' cash expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lovewell Blake LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION1£200k
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£101k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£65k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON1£62k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£60k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST1£60k
THE PILGRIM TRUST1£30k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£22k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARTINS HOUSING TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HERRING HOUSE TRUST (GREAT YARMOUTH)£1.1m——above—no doubt
ST MARTINS HOUSING TRUST FY2026£10.6m£70,001 - £80,0003unclear—no doubt
GREAT YARMOUTH PRESERVATION TRUST FY2025£486k—0unclear—no doubt
YMCA WEARSIDE LTD FY2024£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
GRIMSBY CLEETHORPES AND HUMBER REGION YMCA FY2025£3.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE GREAT YARMOUTH PATHWAY FY2025£208k—0unclear—no doubt

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