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.

Objects

The relief of sickness and poverty in Winchester and the surrounding counties including but without limitation Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire and Sussex through the provision of information, advice, counselling, education, training, community support and healthcare services and welfare and recreational facilities and appropriate housing and day care facilities, in particular to those who are disadvantaged by homelessness, unemployment, illness, addiction, poverty or other social deprivation and to provide advice and support on any of the above anywhere in England and Wales.

Area of benefit: CITY OF WINCHESTER

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an underlying operational deficit of £17,935 for the year ended 31 March 2026, following a significant drop in revenue income from £1.77m to £1.06m. Despite the deficit, the trustees consider the charity to be in a strong financial position, citing free reserves of £362,289 and cash balances sufficient to cover 3 to 6 months of operating costs.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 to 6 months’ operating costs (held: £362k)
“The Trustees consider that Trinity is in a strong financial position and can continue to deliver high quality services while maintaining cash balances sufficient to cover 3 to 6 months’ operating costs.” — page 9
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Alex Fitzgerald-Barron is a partner at St Clements GP practice, which paid £5,820 for room hire.
“In both 2026 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 £5,820” — page 30
“Payments were made to Coastal Security Installations Ltd, whose director is Mark Bettinson, partner of Chief Executive Sue McKenna, for the maintenance of Trinity's access control system. Total payments in 2025/26 were £2,437” — page 30
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments of £2,437 were made to Coastal Security Installations Ltd, directed by Mark Bettinson, partner of Chief Executive Sue McKenna.
“In both 2026 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 £5,820” — page 30
“Payments were made to Coastal Security Installations Ltd, whose director is Mark Bettinson, partner of Chief Executive Sue McKenna, for the maintenance of Trinity's access control system. Total payments in 2025/26 were £2,437” — page 30
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments of £2,331 were made to Pete Smith, partner of Housing Manager Hayley Ayres, for security services.
“In both 2026 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 £5,820” — page 30
“Payments were made to Coastal Security Installations Ltd, whose director is Mark Bettinson, partner of Chief Executive Sue McKenna, for the maintenance of Trinity's access control system. Total payments in 2025/26 were £2,437” — page 30
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hopper Williams & Bell Limited. 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 70
  • Government income: £249,079 — contracts £47,735 (4), grants £201,344 (7); 24% of the £1,056,250 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 60
  • Government income: £176,819 — contracts £3,200 (1), grants £173,619 (9); 10% of the £1,770,454 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 70
  • Government income: £199,328 — contracts £16,700 (2), grants £182,628 (9); 17% of the £1,149,142 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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 31/03/2026)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£111k
Reserves (reported)
£362k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2025£1.8m£987k
31/03/2024£1.1m£954k
31/03/2023£1.0m£909k
31/03/2022£886k£769k

Common questions

Is TRINITY WINCHESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an underlying operational deficit of £17,935 for the year ended 31 March 2026, following a significant drop in revenue income from £1.77m to £1.06m. Despite the deficit, the trustees consider the charity to be in a strong financial position, citing free reserves of £362,289 and cash balances sufficient to cover 3 to 6 months of operating costs. Its FY2026 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 LINBURY TRUST, THE ALBERT HUNT TRUST, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE BAND TRUST, THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2021£50kA contribution to the Trinity Winchester capital programme, providing new temporary accommodation and support to homeless people.
THE ALBERT HUNT TRUSTFY2021£25kCapital project (Under One Roof)
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kGrant
THE BAND TRUSTFY2022£20kSpecific grantee
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20kEducation
WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2023£15k
THE BAND TRUSTFY2022£10kSpecific grantee
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2021£10k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kEducation
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2024£3kRelief of Poverty
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, SWANMOREFY2025£2kFrom Barnaby's
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUSTFY2025£2k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUSTFY2024£2k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUSTFY2022£1k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, SWANMOREFY2024£125By donations from Barnaby's

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ST ALBANS OLD PEOPLE'S TRUST1£390

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRINITY CARE AND SUPPORT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TRINITY WINCHESTER£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
TRINITY CARE AND SUPPORT FY2025£307k—0unclear—no doubt
TRINITY COMMUNITY PROJECT FY2025£79k—0below—noted
TRINITY COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£815k——above—no doubt
TRINITY CENTRE TRUST FY2025£35k—0above—no doubt
TRINITY CHILDCARE AND FAMILY CENTRE LTD FY2025£566k—0unclear—noted

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