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THE SPIRES CENTRE

Registered charity 1076888 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPIRES

Spires is a center for homeless and disadvantaged people. We aim to provide options that allow service users to gain stability in their lives. Services include a rough sleeper's space, showers, clothing, food, women's group, drug and alcohol work, adult learning, mental health support, optician, nurse, dentist, chiropodist, resettlement, tenancy support, outreach, advocacy and emotional support.

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

Latest income
£802k
Latest spending
£633k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £435,368, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £158,000 to £317,000. The charity reported a net income increase to £168,543, driven largely by a £120,000 legacy donation, resulting in a healthy financial position with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“No employee earned more than £60,000 during the year” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Grants from trusts and foundations (57% of income)
“Grants from trusts and foundations account for approximately 57% of our annual income.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of total resources expended (£158,000 - £317,000) (held: £435k)
“The Trustees have established a policy of aiming to maintain free reserves of between three and six months of total resources expended, which equates to a figure of between £158,000 and £317,000.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Unrestricted donations received from 2 trustees
“Unrestricted donations received from the 2 trustees during the year £200 (2024: none). No related party donations were received that fall outside the normal course of business, and no restricted donations were received from related parties.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£802k
Total spending
£633k
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£315k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bromley · Croydon · Greenwich · Lambeth · Lewisham · Merton · Southwark · Sutton · Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£802k£633k
30/09/2024£624k£597k
30/09/2023£580k£574k
30/09/2022£457k£553k
30/09/2021£609k£584k

Common questions

Is THE SPIRES CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £435,368, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £158,000 to £317,000. The charity reported a net income increase to £168,543, driven largely by a £120,000 legacy donation, resulting in a healthy financial position with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE SPIRES CENTRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds THE SPIRES CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SPIRES CENTRE as a grant recipient include CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON, STREETS OF LONDON, LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND, Q CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2025£45kChurch & Communities Programme
STREETS OF LONDONFY2023£15kRough Sleepers’ Space
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£15kGrants payable to Institutions
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2025£10kRough sleeper drop-in service
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£10k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BASKETMAKERS 2011 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kSmall charities, mostly from London
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
INNER LONDON MAGISTRATES COURT POOR BOXFY2023£5k
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUNDFY2025£5k
THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
INNER LONDON MAGISTRATES COURT POOR BOXFY2025£5k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2022£5kThe Mount Fund - Homelessness
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUNDFY2024£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUNDFY2023£2k
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTSFY2024£1kOther Christian
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTSFY2023£1kSocial, educational and environmental need
LSEG FoundationFY2021£891Project Grant
LSEG FoundationFY2022£656
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
LSEG FoundationFY2021£478Project Grant
ST. PAUL'S, FURZEDOWNFY2024£250Mission giving and donations
ST. PAUL'S, FURZEDOWNFY2022£160Mission giving and donations
LSEG FoundationFY2022£150
INNER LONDON MAGISTRATES COURT POOR BOXFY2024£0
TARA GETTY FOUNDATIONFY2021£0Community

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The Mercers' Company22/01/2025£105kGrant to The Spires Centre
City Bridge Foundation11/10/2024£200kGrant to The Spires Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund26/09/2024£375kThe Spires Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2021£477kSpires Women's Services
UK government05/10/2020£21kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
City Bridge Foundation17/09/2020£210kGrant to The Spires Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund17/09/2015£8kGrow, Cook and Eat your Own
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2014£362kSpires Streetlink
The National Lottery Community Fund13/12/2006£110kSpires Streetlink

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
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£209k
HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT1£125k
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£120k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION1£116k
THE BOOTH CHARITIES1£69k
THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION1£50k
THE JERUSALEM TRUST1£50k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO1£38k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPEAR HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SPIRES CENTRE£802kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
SPEAR HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£4.6m——above—no doubt
SPITFIRE ADVICE AND SUPPORT SERVICES LTD FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
SEVEN SPIKES RELIEF FOUNDATION FY2024£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
SALFORD LOAVES AND FISHES LTD FY2025£586k—0unclear—no doubt
SPID THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£612k—0unclear—no doubt

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