TRINITY WINCHESTER

Registered charity 1074604 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE TRINITY CENTRE WINCHESTER

The organisation provides emotional and practical support for people experiencing the effects of homelessness, unemployment, addiction, domestic violence and abuse, poverty or social exclusion. From its HQ in Winchester it offers information, advice, healthcare, food, washing and laundry facilities, recreational facilities, education, counselling, groups, complementary therapies and welfare.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£987k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £782,987 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds excluding designated funds standing at £318,437, representing approximately four months of running costs. The Trustees consider the charity to be in a strong financial position, capable of maintaining cash balances sufficient to cover three to six months of operating costs. Despite rising costs, the organization met its income targets and controlled expenditure effectively.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Room hire charged to St Clements GP practice, where trustee Alex Fitzgerald-Barron is a partner. Amount: £5,924.
“In both 2024 and 2025 a charge for room hire was made to the Clinical Commissioning Group of the St Clements GP practice in Winchester of which Alex Fitzgerald-Barron, a trustee of Trinity Winchester, is a partner; the total amount charged during the year was £5,924 (2024: £5,514)” — page 30
“Payments were made in the year to David McKenna, brother of Chief Executive Sue McKenna for decorating services. The total amount invoiced by him in the year was £2,680 (2024: £1,700).” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to David McKenna, brother of CEO Sue McKenna, for decorating services. Amount: £2,680.
“In both 2024 and 2025 a charge for room hire was made to the Clinical Commissioning Group of the St Clements GP practice in Winchester of which Alex Fitzgerald-Barron, a trustee of Trinity Winchester, is a partner; the total amount charged during the year was £5,924 (2024: £5,514)” — page 30
“Payments were made in the year to David McKenna, brother of Chief Executive Sue McKenna for decorating services. The total amount invoiced by him in the year was £2,680 (2024: £1,700).” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to Coastal Security Installations Ltd, director Mark Bettinson is partner of CEO Sue McKenna, for access control upgrade. Amount: £16,990.
“In both 2024 and 2025 a charge for room hire was made to the Clinical Commissioning Group of the St Clements GP practice in Winchester of which Alex Fitzgerald-Barron, a trustee of Trinity Winchester, is a partner; the total amount charged during the year was £5,924 (2024: £5,514)” — page 30
“Payments were made in the year to David McKenna, brother of Chief Executive Sue McKenna for decorating services. The total amount invoiced by him in the year was £2,680 (2024: £1,700).” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to Pete Smith, partner of Housing Manager Hayley Ayres, for sessional overnight security. Amount: £995.
“In both 2024 and 2025 a charge for room hire was made to the Clinical Commissioning Group of the St Clements GP practice in Winchester of which Alex Fitzgerald-Barron, a trustee of Trinity Winchester, is a partner; the total amount charged during the year was £5,924 (2024: £5,514)” — page 30
“Payments were made in the year to David McKenna, brother of Chief Executive Sue McKenna for decorating services. The total amount invoiced by him in the year was £2,680 (2024: £1,700).” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Room hire charged to Winchester Pregnancy Crisis Centre, where former trustee Hannah Scott was a trustee. Amount: £2,444.
“In both 2024 and 2025 a charge for room hire was made to the Clinical Commissioning Group of the St Clements GP practice in Winchester of which Alex Fitzgerald-Barron, a trustee of Trinity Winchester, is a partner; the total amount charged during the year was £5,924 (2024: £5,514)” — page 30
“Payments were made in the year to David McKenna, brother of Chief Executive Sue McKenna for decorating services. The total amount invoiced by him in the year was £2,680 (2024: £1,700).” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Trinity Winchester Supported Housing Limited
“The charitable company owns the whole of the issued share capital of Trinity Winchester Supported Housing Limited (TWSH), a company registered in England, which began trading in 2019/20. The company number is 11526635 and the registered office is Bradbury House, Durngate Place, Winchester SO23 8DX. TWSH was dormant in 2024/25.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hopper Williams & Bell Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

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

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£987k
Cost of raising funds
£99k
Reserves (reported)
£318k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% 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: 5.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£987k
31/03/2024£1.1m£954k
31/03/2023£1.0m£909k
31/03/2022£886k£769k
31/03/2021£1.4m£568k

Common questions

Is TRINITY WINCHESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £782,987 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds excluding designated funds standing at £318,437, representing approximately four months of running costs. The Trustees consider the charity to be in a strong financial position, capable of maintaining cash balances sufficient to cover three to six months of operating costs. Despite rising costs, the organization met its income targets and controlled expenditure effectively. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hopper Williams & Bell Limited.

Who funds TRINITY WINCHESTER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TRINITY WINCHESTER as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE BAND TRUST, THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST, WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2024£20kTrinity Recovery Action Community (TRAC)
The National Lottery Community Fund29/03/2021£301kUnderOneRoof@trinity - Getting Well Being Well Staying well
UK government04/02/2019£9kWomen Side by Side
UK government07/01/2019£7kTampon Tax Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2016£7kTrinity Winchester's 30th Anniversary BIG Celebration
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2015£10kFreedom Beyond Borders
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2012£219kTrinity Winchester
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2006£5kWomens Service Pilot
The National Lottery Community Fund13/09/2005£250kNew day centre for homeless people

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRINITY HOMELESS PROJECTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TRINITY WINCHESTER£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
TRINITY HOMELESS PROJECTS FY2025£5.9m£70,001 - £80,0002unclear—no doubt
HOLY TRINITY NIGHT SHELTER & COMMUNITY OUTREACH FY2024£137k—0unclear—no doubt
TRINITY CENTRAL LONDON FY2025£267k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
TRINITY MINISTRIES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£127k—0unclear—no doubt
HOME-START WINCHESTER AND DISTRICTS FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt

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