HALOW PROJECT
Registered charity 1116773 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Development of young people with learning disabilities so that they may fulfil their potential.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £298,336 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves. The trustees report attributes this to underfunding from local authorities and a decline in fundraising income, noting that reserves were used as a buffer to maintain operations. Despite the loss, the auditor confirmed the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £300,000 (held: £325k)
“the Board of Trustees have set a target level of unrestricted reserves, which have not been designated for a specific use, of £300,000, with a minimum of £250,000 required.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Consulting services
“During the year, £54,000 (2024: £nil) was paid to Ignition Human Performance Ltd in respect of consulting services relating to a strategic business review. N Butcher, a trustee, is a director of Ignition Human Performance Ltd. These services were provided at an open market rate and were in the best interest of the Charity. The Charity has followed the Charity Commission guidance on paying a trustee for providing services.” — page 35
“During the year. £754.60 was paid to a family member of R Meins, Trustee, for conference room space.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Conference room space
“During the year, £54,000 (2024: £nil) was paid to Ignition Human Performance Ltd in respect of consulting services relating to a strategic business review. N Butcher, a trustee, is a director of Ignition Human Performance Ltd. These services were provided at an open market rate and were in the best interest of the Charity. The Charity has followed the Charity Commission guidance on paying a trustee for providing services.” — page 35
“During the year. £754.60 was paid to a family member of R Meins, Trustee, for conference room space.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — halow (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Neil Wheeler — Managing Director (source)
- Martin Day — Chairman (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.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
CQC provider record: Halow Project — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 25/08/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£261k
Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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: 10.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- The Halow Care Agency: Good (23/09/2022) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Anne Victoria Edward
- Martin Ronald Day
- Matthew McArthur
- RICHARD MEINS
- Susan Marie Hill
- TIMOTHY MICHAEL OLIVER
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Surrey
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HALOW PROJECT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £298,336 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves. The trustees report attributes this to underfunding from local authorities and a decline in fundraising income, noting that reserves were used as a buffer to maintain operations. Despite the loss, the auditor confirmed the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.
Who funds HALOW PROJECT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HALOW PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION, THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation UK, THE WISLEY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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