HARBOUR SUPPORT SERVICES
Registered charity 1086897 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH TEES WOMEN'S AID
Harbour is working towards safer communities through holistic services addressing all aspects of Domestic Abuse and other related support services.
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £645,798 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was covered by spending brought-forward funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £378,359 were held at year-end, which is lower than the stated policy target of £420,000. The auditors confirmed that resources are adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Waltons Business Advisers Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Harbour Support Services (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Lesley Gibson — Chief Executive (source)
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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
26 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £1.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · North Tyneside · Stockton-on-tees
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HARBOUR SUPPORT SERVICES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £645,798 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was covered by spending brought-forward funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £378,359 were held at year-end, which is lower than the stated policy target of £420,000. The auditors confirmed that resources are adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Waltons Business Advisers Limited.
Who funds HARBOUR SUPPORT SERVICES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HARBOUR SUPPORT SERVICES as a grant recipient include TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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