FRAMEWORK HOUSING ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1060941 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MACEDON, MACEDON & NHHA

Framework exists to meet the needs of homeless and vulnerable people by providing outreach, accommodation, support, treatment, care, training, resettlement and tenancy sustainment services. The service user group includes people with drug, alcohol and mental health problems and those with complex needs.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£62.2m
Latest spending
£59.4m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Framework Housing Association reported a turnover of £61.94 million and an operating surplus of £3.1 million for the year ended 31 March 2025. The charity holds £3.56 million in free reserves, which the Board notes is just 6.0% of operating expenditure, though liquidity is supported by available loans and revolving credit facilities. The Board confirms the organization has sufficient funding to meet liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rent and service charges receivable
“Rent and service charges receivable 23,393” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimum £4.5 million liquidity balance (held: £3.6m)
“Targeting a minimum 3.0% Operating Margin, with a minimum £4.5 million liquidity balance.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Beever and Struthers. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

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Corporate structure

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

Company officers (Companies House)

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Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

UK research funding (UKRI Gateway to Research)

Property (HM Land Registry)

190 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (166 freehold); recorded price paid £17.9m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Framework Housing Association — Registered, 4 registered locations, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 06/10/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

CQC provider record: Framework Housing Association — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 22/01/2014.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£61.9m
Total spending
£59.4m
Cost of raising funds
£393k
Reserves (reported)
£34.0m
Employees
932

Reported reserves equal ~6.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Leicester City · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire · Northamptonshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£62.2m£59.4m
31/03/2024£57.4m£56.1m
31/03/2023£55.9m£55.3m
31/03/2022£50.5m£49.4m
31/03/2021£47.5m£45.3m

Common questions

Is FRAMEWORK HOUSING ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Framework Housing Association reported a turnover of £61.94 million and an operating surplus of £3.1 million for the year ended 31 March 2025. The charity holds £3.56 million in free reserves, which the Board notes is just 6.0% of operating expenditure, though liquidity is supported by available loans and revolving credit facilities. The Board confirms the organization has sufficient funding to meet liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Beever and Struthers.

Who funds FRAMEWORK HOUSING ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRAMEWORK HOUSING ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include PAVERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND), THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY, THE STONEYGATE TRUST, HOUSING THE HOMELESS CENTRAL FUND.

Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/04/2026£16kArts Activities Worker
The National Lottery Community Fund24/08/2023£456kSkills Plus
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/04/2023£133k"Nature in Mind"
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2019£495kHomeless to Home
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/01/2019£80k"Nature in Mind: creating access and involvement in local natural and community heritage"
The National Lottery Community Fund04/07/2016£2.4mD2N2/1/2 - Opportunity and Change - A pathway to work
The National Lottery Community Fund02/06/2016£90kThe Workshop
The National Lottery Community Fund06/11/2015£50kD2N2/1/2 Opportunity and Change - A Pathway to Work
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2014£294kNature In Mind
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2013£9.9mNottingham - Multiple and Complex Needs
The National Lottery Community Fund25/10/2012£10kNottingham City - CN Development Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund09/11/2011£193kVolunteer Coordinator for Framework Housing Association
The National Lottery Community Fund08/11/2005£183kProject aimed at tackling homelessness and exclusion.
The National Lottery Community Fund05/07/2005£150kConstruction of a hostel for homeless people
The National Lottery Community Fund07/09/2004£98kEntreprise, Resource and Information Centre (ERIC) project in Mansfield.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRAMEWORK HOUSING ASSOCIATION£62.2m——unclear—no doubt
FREEDOM COMMUNITY ALLIANCE LIMITED FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
OUTWARD HOUSING FY2025£21.4m——unclear—no doubt
SHAP LTD FY2025£4.4m——unclear—no doubt
Stay Charity FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt
The Alongside Charity FY2025£11.2mover £60,0002within—no doubt

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