CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME

Registered charity 1111079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LUQMAN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Execution of charitable projects only in the United Kingdom. Working closely with homeless, needy, and vulnerable people and families in the UK and supporting them with food, clothing, financial and social support. Providing assistance to those in need in the UK without compromising their dignity and pride since Charity Begins at Home

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£78k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates as a 100% volunteer-led organisation with no paid staff, resulting in zero expenditure on wages or salaries. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £50,813, which the trustees describe as 'slightly below a few thousand pounds' when including restricted funds, though the balance sheet shows £82,685 in cash and debtors against £- in creditors. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £51k; policy: sufficient cash funds ... to provide adequate working capital for day-to-day operations)
“As of 31 December 2024, the Charity’s cash reserves, including all restricted funds, were slightly below a few thousand pounds.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Birmingham City · Essex · Manchester City · Nottinghamshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£78k£38k
31/12/2023£72k£70k
31/12/2022£56k£36k
31/12/2021£20k£23k
31/12/2020£36k£10k

Common questions

Is CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates as a 100% volunteer-led organisation with no paid staff, resulting in zero expenditure on wages or salaries. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £50,813, which the trustees describe as 'slightly below a few thousand pounds' when including restricted funds, though the balance sheet shows £82,685 in cash and debtors against £- in creditors. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME as a grant recipient include CEO SLEEPOUT, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, COVENT GARDEN.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CEO SLEEPOUTFY2024£35k
CEO SLEEPOUTFY2024£24k
CEO SLEEPOUTFY2023£24k
CEO SLEEPOUTFY2022£13k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, COVENT GARDENFY2024£1k