EMMAUS SHEFFIELD

Registered charity 1085609 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing accommodation and work for previously homeless people

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Latest income
£659k
Latest spending
£688k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £28,705 for the year, primarily due to a 21% decrease in total income compared to the previous year. Despite the operating loss, the trustees confirm the charity remains in a positive cash position with £391,032 in the bank and total unrestricted funds of £680,383.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £184k)
“Our policy is to hold a minimum level of cash reserves equal to 3 months operating expenditure” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from other Emmaus companies
“During the year the Charity received donations from other Emmaus companies as outlined in the the Report of the Trustees. There are no other related party transactions in this or the prior year.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£659k
Total spending
£688k
Cost of raising funds
£35k
Reserves (reported)
£184k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% 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: 5.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£659k£688k
30/06/2024£831k£662k
30/06/2023£567k£572k
30/06/2022£449k£530k
30/06/2021£424k£473k

Common questions

Is EMMAUS SHEFFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £28,705 for the year, primarily due to a 21% decrease in total income compared to the previous year. Despite the operating loss, the trustees confirm the charity remains in a positive cash position with £391,032 in the bank and total unrestricted funds of £680,383. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EMMAUS SHEFFIELD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EMMAUS SHEFFIELD as a grant recipient include EMMAUS U.K., SHEFFIELD AND BALBY AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST, SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EMMAUS U.K.FY2022£10kCapacity Development Grants
SHEFFIELD AND BALBY AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDSFY2024£6kNon-Quaker
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£5kHomelessness
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2022£5k
MAY HEARNSHAW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kRelief of poverty and sickness
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
MAY HEARNSHAW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kRelief of poverty and sickness
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELDFY2022£2ksocial welfare
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELDFY2025£2ksocial welfare
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2023—Annually recurring grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/06/2022£9kEmmaus Courtyard Garden Project
The National Lottery Community Fund20/05/2015£10kEmmaus Sheffield Alchemists Crafting From Scrap
The National Lottery Community Fund10/08/2010£120kCompanion Development Project

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 EMMAUS BRISTOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EMMAUS SHEFFIELD£659k—0unclear—no doubt
EMMAUS BRISTOL FY2025£788k—0below—no doubt
EMMAUS CAMBRIDGE FY2024£2.0m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
EMMAUS STAFFORDSHIRE FY2025£560k—0unclear—no doubt
EMMAUS TURVEY FY2025£2.0m£60,001 - £70,000—unclear—no doubt
EMMAUS GLOUCESTERSHIRE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt

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