HARRISON HOUSING
Relief of the aged poor by provision of housing and associated amenities and housing management services provided to other almshouse charities
Objects
(1) THE RELIEF OF THE AGED POOR AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FORGOING, BY THE PROVISION OF HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES; AND(2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES (AS DEFINED IN THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE COMPANY) SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that Harrison Housing reported an overall operating loss of £8,006 for the year, which was funded by investment returns. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,076,860, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet running costs for the foreseeable future and above their stated policy target of 12 months' expenditure. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Ian Morrison — Chair of the Board of Trustees
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/10/2025)
Trustees
- IAN MORRISONchair
- Anthony Ogbue
- Clive Lyons
- Colin Buick
- Nigel Pollard
- Paul McLoughlin
- Phil Green
- Robert Hicks
- Stephanie McHugh
- Sue Hockett
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £1.7m | £1.9m |
| 31/12/2024 | £1.6m | £1.8m |
| 31/12/2023 | £1.5m | £1.9m |
| 31/12/2022 | £1.3m | £1.6m |
| 31/12/2021 | £1.4m | £1.7m |
Common questions
Is HARRISON HOUSING financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Harrison Housing reported an overall operating loss of £8,006 for the year, which was funded by investment returns. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,076,860, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet running costs for the foreseeable future and above their stated policy target of 12 months' expenditure. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
Funders of similar charities
Charities like this
- NORTHUMBERLAND AGED MINEWORKERS' HOMES ASSOCIATION
- HAIG HOUSING TRUST
- HOUSING FOR WOMEN
- Churches Housing Action Team (Devon) Ltd
- HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIES
- FOREST HILL (SHELTERED) HOUSING LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON HOUSING | £1.7m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| NORTHUMBERLAND AGED MINEWORKERS' HOMES ASSOCIATION | £1.5m | £60,001 - £70,000 | — | below | — | no doubt |
| HAIG HOUSING TRUST | £16.5m | £80,001 - £90,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |
| HOUSING FOR WOMEN | £10.3m | — | — | unclear | — | material uncertainty |
| Churches Housing Action Team (Devon) Ltd | £541k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIES | £2.0m | £80,000 - £90,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |