HARVEST FIELDS HOMES

Registered charity 1071686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing good quality, affordable accommodation suitable for their tenants' needs in Sutton Coldfield.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, AND AS AN EXPRESSION OF CHRISTIAN WITNESS, LOVE AND CONCERN:-TO PROVIDE HOUSES, HOSTELS OR ANY OTHER HOUSING ACCOMMODATION AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, SERVICES, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS,TO PROVIDE HOUSES, HOSTELS, OR ANY OTHER HOUSING ACCOMMODATION AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, SERVICES, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE FOR ANY OTHER PERSONS FOR WHOM IT WOULD BE CHARITABLE TO PROVIDE HOUSES, HOSTELS OR OTHER HOUSING ACCOMMODATION,TO PROVIDE AND/OR SUPPORT FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OR RECREATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY,TO RELIEVE THE AGED, THE POOR, THE SICK AND THOSE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS, AND TO PROVIDE AND/OR SUPPORT THE TRAINING AND PASTORAL CARE PARTICULARLY OF YOUNG PERSONS

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 · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£191k
Latest spending
£92k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £1,347,004, with £233,478 held as free reserves. The trustees consider these levels satisfactory, noting that the charity operates with small non-designated reserves due to financial support from the Quothquan Trust.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: very few free reserves / small non-designated reserves (held: £233k)
“It was always the expectation of the trustees that, having paid interest and other costs, there would be very few free reserves for many years. Given the financial support available from the Quothquan Trust, this Charity can operate successfully with only small non-designated reserves.”
Per its FY2024 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold); recorded price paid £280k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£191k£92k
31/12/2023£170k£110k
31/12/2022£163k£69k
31/12/2021£167k£63k
31/12/2020£167k£63k

Common questions

Is HARVEST FIELDS HOMES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £1,347,004, with £233,478 held as free reserves. The trustees consider these levels satisfactory, noting that the charity operates with small non-designated reserves due to financial support from the Quothquan Trust. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.