THE CROSSROADS PROJECT

Registered charity 1079071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as The Crossroads Project, Meltham

The Crossroads Shop sells donated clothing, books and household goods at low affordable prices as a service to our community. The Crossroads Centre provides rentfree accommodation for recognised agencies to give free advice and information at weekly outreach sessions. Grants are distributed quarterly to local organisations and any individuals working to help others.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MELTHAM AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES BY THE PROVISION OF LOW COST ACCOMMODATION TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS, AND THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION TO CHARITIES PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY; AND THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO SUCH CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Area of benefit: MELTHAM AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£98k

Latest spending

£112k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a deficit for the year of £5,544.46, resulting in total funds decreasing from £51,351.49 to £45,807.03. The primary source of income was shop takings and card takings, which generated £65,976.40, while total expenditure amounted to £141,467.83. The accounts indicate a designated reserve policy of one month's operating costs, with unrestricted reserves held in the General Fund.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one months operating costs (reserves figure: £46k)

“Designated Reserve (1 months operating costs)” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 110

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 100
Government income: £7,848 — grants £7,848 (8); 6% of the £133,476 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 100
Government income: £8,251 — grants £8,251 (3); 9% of the £95,918 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Crossroads Project (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

HM Government — “Funding supporters include: HM Government in partnership with” (source page)
The National Lottery Community Fund — “Funding supporters include: HM Government in partnership with The National Lottery Community Fund” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

SUSAN ELIZABETH PRIESTLEYchair
Anne Susan Bentley
Christopher Ian Sinclair
Elizabeth Simmonds
Pamela Mary Shelton
Rev Elizabeth Snowden · trustee of 2 other charities
Susan Ashton

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£98k	£112k
31/12/2024	£133k	£140k
31/12/2023	£96k	£99k
31/12/2022	£93k	£81k
31/12/2021	£87k	£81k

Common questions

Is THE CROSSROADS PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a deficit for the year of £5,544.46, resulting in total funds decreasing from £51,351.49 to £45,807.03. The primary source of income was shop takings and card takings, which generated £65,976.40, while total expenditure amounted to £141,467.83. The accounts indicate a designated reserve policy of one month's operating costs, with unrestricted reserves held in the General Fund. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CROSSROADS PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CROSSROADS PROJECT as a grant recipient include YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/08/2024	£20k	Weaving Networks
UK government	17/08/2020	£7k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
PERSULA FOUNDATION	1	£140k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	1	£54k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£44k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	1	£40k
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIES	1	£25k
WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	1	£24k
THE S M B TRUST	1	£16k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CROSSROADS TRUST.

CROSSROADS TRUST income £80k
CROSSROADS WOMEN income £149k
CROSSROADS COUNSELLING income £47k
CROSSROADS CARING FOR CARERS WORCESTERSHIRE income £342k
CROSSLIGHT ADVICE income £807k
OXFORDSHIRE CROSSROADS income £2.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CROSSROADS PROJECT	£98k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CROSSROADS TRUST FY2025	£80k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CROSSROADS WOMEN FY2025	£149k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CROSSROADS COUNSELLING FY2025	£47k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CROSSROADS CARING FOR CARERS WORCESTERSHIRE FY2025	£342k	—	0	above	—	noted
CROSSLIGHT ADVICE FY2025	£807k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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