HARTLEPOOL PEOPLE LIMITED

Registered charity 1062163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARTLEPOOL PEOPLE

Hartlepool People is a voluntary organisation running a large community resource centre dedicated to promoting and addressing the needs of the people of Hartlepool.The main aim of Hartlepool People is to develop personal skills, self-confidence and quality of life.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income

£71k

Latest spending

£75k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £22,202 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £76,380, which is below the stated policy target of approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees consider it prudent to designate £30,000 of free reserves for lift repairs or replacement.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months unrestricted expenditure (held: £76k)

“it is the trustees' view that it is prudent to ensure that there are sufficient free reserves at a level which equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher McLoughlin
GORDAN LATHAN
JOHN DINNING
Joan Wilson

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

Operates in: Hartlepool

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£71k	£75k
31/03/2024	£71k	£80k
31/03/2023	£64k	£96k
31/03/2022	£70k	£75k
31/03/2021	£115k	£105k

Common questions

Is HARTLEPOOL PEOPLE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £22,202 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £76,380, which is below the stated policy target of approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees consider it prudent to designate £30,000 of free reserves for lift repairs or replacement. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HARTLEPOOL PEOPLE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HARTLEPOOL PEOPLE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION, TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£1k

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	10/12/2021	£10k	To a brighter year
Community Foundation North East	07/11/2017	£5k	Contribution to running costs