THE 999 CLUB AND LADY FLORENCE TRUST

Registered charity 1091077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE 999CLUB TRUST

999 Club supports people facing homelessness in South-East London. From our Deptford base, we run the Gateway day centre; a Women's Sanctuary; housing, employment and benefits advice; the MovePlus mentoring scheme; and The Bridge mental-wellbeing programme.

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

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £7,425 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £532,492. The trustees confirm that these reserves represent 3.4 months of running costs, which is within their stated policy target of maintaining between three and six months of core costs. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.9m
Cost of raising funds
£81k
Reserves (reported)
£532k
Employees
39

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (64% 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: 4.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.9m£1.9m
31/08/2024£1.6m£1.6m
31/08/2023£1.4m£1.3m
31/08/2022£916k£1.1m
31/08/2021£990k£1.1m

Common questions

Is THE 999 CLUB AND LADY FLORENCE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £7,425 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £532,492. The trustees confirm that these reserves represent 3.4 months of running costs, which is within their stated policy target of maintaining between three and six months of core costs. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds THE 999 CLUB AND LADY FLORENCE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE 999 CLUB AND LADY FLORENCE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST, GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£35kChurch & Communities Programme
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kChurch & Communities Programme
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2022£5kThe Mount Fund - Homelessness
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/11/2025£20kHomelessness Intervention
City Bridge Foundation02/05/2025£92kGrant to The 999 Club and Lady Florence Trust
The Mercers' Company29/06/2023£85kGrant to 999 Club and Lady Florence Trust
UK government01/04/2023£79kTransformation Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund01/02/2023£497kChanging Lives
The National Lottery Community Fund15/08/2022£10kConfidence Resilience & Skills Programme
City Bridge Foundation14/12/2020£68kGrant to The 999 Club and Lady Florence Trust
UK government01/10/2020£10kVSCE CMC Fund
The Mercers' Company29/01/2020£90kGrant to 999 Club and Lady Florence Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund30/05/2019£412kHomelessness Prevention and Sustainable Housing Project
City Bridge Foundation15/06/2017£124kGrant to The 999 Club and Lady Florence Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund09/03/2016£360kMove on Up
City Bridge Foundation02/12/2010£22kGrant to The 999 Club and Lady Florence Trust
City Bridge Foundation02/10/2008£50kGrant to The 999 Club and Lady Florence Trust

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 700 CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE 999 CLUB AND LADY FLORENCE TRUST£1.9m——within—no doubt
700 CLUB FY2025£3.4m—0unclear—no doubt
GLASS DOOR HOMELESS CHARITY FY2025£2.2m£80,001 - £90,0002above21.0%no doubt
Your Place (London) Limited FY2025£7.1m——unclear—no doubt
Salford City FC Foundation FY2025£1.7m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES FY2025£409k——above—no doubt

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