FAITHWORKS WESSEX
Registered charity 1108714 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAITHWORKS POOLE
Our charitable objects are given life through a number of projects, including: homelessness outreach, befriending of carers, supported placements for adults with learning disabilities, food banks, personal budget coaching, and support to reduce social isolation in older people.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income decreased by 12% to £1.31m while expenditure increased by 6% to £1.49m, resulting in a net deficit of £172,154. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £51,897, which they note is above the minimum policy target of three months' cover for core costs, and the auditor confirmed 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
Largest income source: none
“Total income reduced by 12% to £1.31m. This came from several areas. The key reduction was from core funding grants which reduced to £580k (down 24%); this included the final of 3 years of funding from the Dept of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities specifically targeted at faith charities who have previously run a night shelter and are now developing creative solutions like our Recovery, Training and We-re Here Network (i.e.. move on long term support, and less on community shelters). Individual donations dropped slightly (down to £354k), and we saw a small increase in other business donations over the last year (although a slight decrease in donations from churches).” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £52k)
“Core reserves continued above the minimum of 3 months. In addition, a target of at least 2 months was set for all project areas but increased to 6 months for all foodbanks.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Harrisons Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — FAITHWORKS WESSEX (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Alistair Doxat-Purser — CEO (source)
- Neil — Chair of Trustees (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.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Abri housing association — “We are so grateful to our funders Thank you to the teams and partners in the following organisations for their practical support in so many …” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% 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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (16/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (19/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (04/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (17/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Dorset
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FAITHWORKS WESSEX financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased by 12% to £1.31m while expenditure increased by 6% to £1.49m, resulting in a net deficit of £172,154. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £51,897, which they note is above the minimum policy target of three months' cover for core costs, and the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Harrisons Chartered Accountants.
Who funds FAITHWORKS WESSEX?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FAITHWORKS WESSEX as a grant recipient include THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, HOSPITAL OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST, SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO.
Known funders
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