VALLEY HOUSE

Registered charity 1074539 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VALLEY HOUSE ASSOCIATION

offering support and/or accommodation appropriate to individuals' needs within the Coventry and the surrounding area who are homeless; motivating people to re-engage with educational opportunities; and providing quality services for children in partnership with parents.

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Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £11,405 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward of £1,725,682. The trustees note that free reserves (General Fund) were £202,753, which is below the stated ideal minimum level of £400,000 to £500,000, although designated contingency and capital funds bring total available reserves to £1,274,882. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Supported accommodation (42% of income)
“Service Contracts Supported accommodation 822,066” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £400,000 to £500,000 (held: £203k)
“at 31 March 2025 the ideal minimum level considered necessary was £400,000 to £500,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Luckmans Duckett Parker Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

What the charity says about itself

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The report covers multiple years (2018/19, current) and services, making a single year_label ambiguous. The most recent specific data points refer to 'current' or 'last year' relative to the 2018/19 context, but no single clear period like '2023/24' is stated for the whole document. Therefore, null.
“Withing our DVA supported Accommodation service we worked with 142 adults and 72 Children.”
Specific outcome metric for the Teenage Parent Service.
“As a result of the service offered services had a 93% planned exit rate and evidence a completed package of support and achieved a successful move on with their child / children.”
Development targets met by children in the nursery service.
“Despite this, 83% of our two year olds and 85% of our three year olds met their development targets.”
Attendance figures for the Youth Group.
“Our weekly Youth Group funded by Big Lottery had over 309 attendee’s last year.”

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

19 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (18 freehold); recorded price paid £2.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£1.9m
Cost of raising funds
£7k
Reserves (reported)
£203k
Employees
43

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Coventry City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.0m£1.9m
31/03/2024£1.9m£1.8m
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.6m
31/03/2022£1.7m£1.6m
31/03/2021£1.6m£1.5m

Common questions

Is VALLEY HOUSE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £11,405 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward of £1,725,682. The trustees note that free reserves (General Fund) were £202,753, which is below the stated ideal minimum level of £400,000 to £500,000, although designated contingency and capital funds bring total available reserves to £1,274,882. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Luckmans Duckett Parker Limited.

Who funds VALLEY HOUSE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name VALLEY HOUSE as a grant recipient include THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY, THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED, COVENTRY CHURCH (MUNICIPAL) CHARITIES, THE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHILD JESUS, WARWICKSHIRE FREEMASONS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2022£10kGrant to meet urgent need created by COVID
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITEDFY2024£5k
COVENTRY CHURCH (MUNICIPAL) CHARITIESFY2025£1kGrants: Relief in need
THE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHILD JESUSFY2022£1kOther donations
WARWICKSHIRE FREEMASONS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/05/2016£284kHY² - Helping You Help Yourself
The National Lottery Community Fund03/11/2014£295kThe Whole Shabang (TWS)
The National Lottery Community Fund15/08/2012£229kHelping You Help Yourself 'HY2'
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2010£9kOut Of The Dark Into The Light
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2009£490kThe Whole Shabang (formerlyTime 4 Us (T4U))

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Stay Charity.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
VALLEY HOUSE£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
Stay Charity FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt
PROJECT 34 FY2024£723k—0above—no doubt
COVENTRY CYRENIANS LIMITED FY2025£2.3m£80,001 - £90,0001above—no doubt
MENS ACCOMMODATION AND SUPPORT FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
3.13 FY2025£1.4m£80,001 - £90,000—below—no doubt

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