EVOLVE HOUSING + SUPPORT
Registered charity 1099051 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CROYDON YMCA, LAMBETH YMCA, SOUTH LONDON YMCA
Evolve Housing + Support provides housing and support for vulnerable homeless people across the London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon and Lambeth and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea that enables customers to gain self confidence and realise their full potential.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £558,378 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total reserves increasing to £16.9 million. However, the charity disclosed a breach of loan covenants due to significant fire remedial expenditure, which required a waiver from its lender, HSBC. Free reserves were reported at £3.9 million, representing approximately 3.5 months of unrestricted expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £3.9m)
“The Directors believe that a general reserve representing between three and six months' unrestricted expenditure should be maintained to allow the organisation to be managed efficiently.” — page 11
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ultimate controlling party
“The ultimate controlling party of the organisation is the Board of Evolve Housing + Support.” — page 37
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Regulator engagement (self-referral)
“We have made a self-referral to the Regulator of Social Housing, as the overcharging of rents is a breach of the Rent Standard.” — page 8
“We have reported this covenant breach to the Regulator of Social Housing and provided them with a copy of the waiver.” — page 8
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Regulator engagement (covenant breach)
“We have made a self-referral to the Regulator of Social Housing, as the overcharging of rents is a breach of the Rent Standard.” — page 8
“We have reported this covenant breach to the Regulator of Social Housing and provided them with a copy of the waiver.” — page 8
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Evolve Housing + Support (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- CHE, Sarah — director, appointed 26/03/2026on trustee list
- BARNETT, Addison — director, appointed 26/03/2026on trustee list
- NG, Karen Su Hiah — director, appointed 26/03/2026on trustee list
- OGUNSAKIN, Christian Seun — director, appointed 26/06/2025on trustee list
- BUTLER-LAURENCE, Elizabeth Emma — director, appointed 26/06/2025on trustee list
- EGHTEDAR, Elnaz — director, appointed 26/06/2025on trustee list
- JOSEPH, Mica Ann — director, appointed 26/06/2025on trustee list
- GONZALEZ-IGLESIAS BAEZA, Ana — director, appointed 29/06/2023not on trustee list
- MACLEAN, Colin Neil — director, appointed 29/06/2023on trustee list
- RAYMOND, Abigail Christine — director, appointed 29/06/2023on trustee list
- INFIELD, Paul Louis — director, appointed 24/01/2019not on trustee list
- PATEL, Dipak — secretary, appointed 29/07/2026
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
15 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (12 freehold); recorded price paid £335k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Cost of raising funds
£128k
Reserves (reported)
£16.9m
Reported reserves equal ~14.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (28/02/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Paul Louis Infield MCIArbchair
- Abigail Christine Raymond
- Addison Barnett
- Ana Gonzalez-Iglesias
- Christian Seun Ogunsakin
- Colin Neil Maclean
- Elizabeth Emma Butler-Laurence
- Elnaz Eghtedar
- Karen Su Hiah Ng
- Mica Ann Joseph
- Sarah Che
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is EVOLVE HOUSING + SUPPORT financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £558,378 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total reserves increasing to £16.9 million. However, the charity disclosed a breach of loan covenants due to significant fire remedial expenditure, which required a waiver from its lender, HSBC. Free reserves were reported at £3.9 million, representing approximately 3.5 months of unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.
Who funds EVOLVE HOUSING + SUPPORT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EVOLVE HOUSING + SUPPORT as a grant recipient include THE JOHN MACLEOD CHARITABLE TRUST, HOMELESS LINK, THE REED FOUNDATION, THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST.
Known funders
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