TREASURES FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1131292 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TREASURES OUT OF DARKNESS FOUNDATION
Treasures Foundation offers supported housing for women who have recently been released from prison, rehab or other community sources. The women we assist are recovering from addiction. We support the women through regular group and one to one work which covers practical support and signposting to other services. We provide an intensive day program and we offer out reach and move on support.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £68,304 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £551,577 and expenditure of £483,273. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £170,664, which exceeds the stated policy target of approximately £120,000 to £130,000 (three to six months of expenditure). The trustees confirmed there are 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
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £171k)
“Our aim in 2024-2025 was to continue to hold ‘free reserves’ (unrestricted general reserves not tied into fixed assets) of at least 3 months expenditure, and to work towards building 6 months expenditure. This equates to approximately £120,000 - £130,000.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: A trustee, Deborah Stevens, did some fundraising consultancy work for the charity from November 2024 to March 2025.
“A trustee, Deborah Stevens, did some fundraising consultancy work for the charity from November 2024 to March 2025.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A trustee, Deborah Stevens, did some fundraising consultancy work for the charity from November 2024 to March 2025.
“A trustee, Deborah Stevens, did some fundraising consultancy work for the charity from November 2024 to March 2025.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Treasures Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- LYDON, Michaela — director, appointed 18/07/2025on trustee list
- JONES, Mechelle Fiona — director, appointed 06/05/2022on trustee list
- WILKS, Verna — director, appointed 16/04/2020on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £103k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£34k
Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (57% 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: 6.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Verna Wilkschair
- Mechelle Fiona Jones
- Michaela Lydon
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Newham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TREASURES FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £68,304 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £551,577 and expenditure of £483,273. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £170,664, which exceeds the stated policy target of approximately £120,000 to £130,000 (three to six months of expenditure). The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds TREASURES FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TREASURES FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, INNER LONDON MAGISTRATES COURT POOR BOX, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.
Known funders
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