PROJECT JOHN LIMITED

Registered charity 1111035 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PROJECT JOHN LTD

Project John offers housing and support to young people aged 16-25.We offer training to young people on tenancy managment, by attending this course young people are more knowledgable to housing and tenancy regulations, preventing future homelessness

Objects

THE CHARITY'S (THE OBJECTS) ARE(A) TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY SINGLE YOUNG PERSONS AGED 16 - 25 IN THE BARROW IN FURNESS AREA (THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT') WHO ARE HOMELESS OR EXPERIENCING SERIOUS FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION(B) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH PERSONS INCLUDING EQUIPPING THEM WITH SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE SO THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO MEET THEIR OWN FINANCIAL AND TENANCY NEEDS

Area of benefit: BARROW IN FURNESS, CUMBRIA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westmorland and Furness, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net profit of £29,463 for the year, with unrestricted funds totaling £787,517 and free reserves of £483,082. These free reserves are stated to be in excess of the charity's policy target, which requires maintaining twelve months' expenditure. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05502316 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

• RALPH, Mark — director, appointed 18/03/2020on trustee list
• MORRISON, Dave — director, appointed 05/11/2015on trustee list
• CASSELLS, Elizabeth — director, appointed 14/06/2007on trustee list
• KELL, Nicola Jane — secretary, appointed 07/07/2005

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

13 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (13 freehold); recorded price paid £400k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dave Morrisonchair
• ELIZABETH CASSELLS
• Mark Ralph

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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• CITY OF EXETER YMCA income £2.3m

Side by side with its peers

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