MICHAELS LIMITED

Registered charity 1058938 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operation of Michael House providing accommodation for homeless men and women.Preventing homelessness by early intervention.Rebuilding lives.Promoting opportunities for independent living.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY PARTICULARLY AMONG HOMELESS PEOPLE IN SOUTH EAST DORSET AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, FOOD, CLOTHING, ADVICE AND RESETTLEMENT BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR SUCH PERSONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£471k
Latest spending
£461k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £1,026,975, with a net income of £10,454 for the year. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of four months of unrestricted expenditure, and its current unrestricted reserves significantly exceed this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months (held: £1.0m)
“The Charity seeks to retain sufficient reserves that allows it to continue to carry out it's charitable activities for a period of four months.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 3

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 11

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 10

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Michaels Limited (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Poole

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£471k£461k
31/03/2024£452k£383k
31/03/2023£431k£388k
31/03/2022£403k£330k
31/03/2021£382k£332k

Common questions

Is MICHAELS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £1,026,975, with a net income of £10,454 for the year. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of four months of unrestricted expenditure, and its current unrestricted reserves significantly exceed this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MICHAELS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MICHAELS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15k
THE WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£12k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£10k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025amount not stated

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with St Michael's Community Centre.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MICHAELS LIMITED£471k—0above—no doubt
St Michael's Community Centre FY2025£80k—0unclear—no doubt
SIR THOMAS MIDDLECOTT'S CHARITY FY2025£59k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MICHAEL'S CENTRE (BISHOP'S CLEEVE) FY2025£50k—0unclear—no doubt
The House FY2025£51k—0unclear—no doubt
MICAH LIVERPOOL FY2025£297k——unclear—no doubt

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