ROUNDABOUT LIMITED
Registered charity 1061313 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROUNDABOUT
Support and empower young people who are homeless to recognise, develop and take advantage of the choices open to them. Provide high quality, effective and flexible housing and support services to meet the diverse needs of young people who are homeless.
Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £621,347 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a 12.8% increase in total income to £9,426,145. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,803,484, which is slightly below the stated policy target of £1.9m (equivalent to three months of unrestricted costs). The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.8m)
“This is currently calculated at £1.9m for the forthcoming year, against general funds of £1,803,484”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations from trustees and related parties were £1,560
“Aggregate donations from trustees and related parties were £1,560 (2024: £1,050). In addition, during the course of the year, the trustees have attended fundraising events and have made small cash donations at such events.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Hart Shaw LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Roundabout (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- HoodieHut — “The fundraising team at South Yorkshire youth homelessness charity Roundabout are feeling in the pink – and the green – following a special …” (source page)
- UniHomes — “All-inclusive student accommodation search portal UniHomes added a splash of colour to kick start its corporate social responsibility progra…” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- SNELLING, Andrew Edward — director, appointed 15/12/2025on trustee list
- MAHON, Brian — director, appointed 15/12/2025on trustee list
- HILL, Rosemary Elizabeth — director, appointed 15/12/2025on trustee list
- KEMANCI, Cheryl — director, appointed 24/04/2023on trustee list
- ELLIS, Katie — director, appointed 24/04/2023on trustee list
- BARRETT, Nicholas — director, appointed 24/04/2023on trustee list
- CASTLE, Tim — director, appointed 24/04/2023on trustee list
- HANNA, Joel Paul — director, appointed 27/11/2017on trustee list
- MOXHAM, Karen — director, appointed 20/02/2017on trustee list
- DOCHERTY, Kevin — director, appointed 17/01/2005on trustee list
- TICEHURST, Geoffrey — secretary, appointed 13/12/2023
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£310k
Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 3.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- John Christopher Caldwellchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- ANDREW SNELLING
- Brian Mahon
- Cheryl Kemanci
- Joel Hanna
- KEVIN DOCHERTY
- Karen Moxham
- Katie Ellis
- Nicholas Barrett
- Rosemary Hill
- Tim Castle
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Rotherham · Sheffield City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ROUNDABOUT LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £621,347 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a 12.8% increase in total income to £9,426,145. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,803,484, which is slightly below the stated policy target of £1.9m (equivalent to three months of unrestricted costs). The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hart Shaw LLP.
Who funds ROUNDABOUT LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ROUNDABOUT LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, John Lewis Partnership Foundation, THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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