STAYING PUT
Registered charity 1116162 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE SUFFERING DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE/ABUSE. TO ENABLE SUCH PEOPLE TO REMAIN SAFE IN THEIR OWN HOMES. TO INCREASE THAT SAFETY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF, ONE FRONT DOOR HELPLINE, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION, CHALLENGING PERPETRATORS, SUPPORT WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP, INFLUENCING POLICY AND CAMPAIGNING FOR CHANGE.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £153,689 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £1,338,440. This figure is above the trustees' stated policy target of three months' running costs, which amounts to £805,000. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of running costs (held: £1.3m)
“The trustees aim to have between three and six months running costs in the charity's reserves, with 3 months costs being £805,000.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Staying Put (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Yasmin Khan — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Anita Pluckwell — Head of Operations & Client Care (source)
- Adrian Byrne — Head of Finance & Corporate Services (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.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (82% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/11/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (14/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (05/06/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Adrian Gaughan
- Ellen Huison
- Jamil Ismail
- Louise Dawtry
- Malcolm Charles Hardy
- Molly Jean Beck
- Rizwana Ahmed
- Ruth Shirley Houghton
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Barnsley · Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kirklees · Leeds City · North Yorkshire · Sheffield City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is STAYING PUT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £153,689 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £1,338,440. This figure is above the trustees' stated policy target of three months' running costs, which amounts to £805,000. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.
Who funds STAYING PUT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name STAYING PUT as a grant recipient include HIGHWAY ONE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST, LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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