LEATHERHEAD START
LEATHERHEAD START IS A DIRECT ACCESS, SHORT STAY HOSTEL PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION FOR THE SINGLE HOMELESS AND DAY TIME ACTIVITIES. IT HAS 9 SINGLE ROOMS AND 1 DOUBLE FOR A COUPLE. ASSISTANCE IS GIVEN TO CLAIM BENEFITS, SEEK TREATMENT FOR HEALTH PROBLEMS, AND ADDRESS THE ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE LED PEOPLE TO OUR DOOR. WE AIM TO HELP PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE A PLANNED MOVE ON TO FURTHER ACCOMMODATION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £68,260 for the year ended 31st March 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves were £243,710, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for 12 months if public funding were reduced.
What the accounts disclose
“Our intention therefore is to maintain sufficient readily accessible funds in reserve in order to allow Leatherhead Start to continue delivering services for homeless people for at least 12 months even if reductions in public funding became a serious problem.”
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- MYFANWY MAIR TOTHILLchair
- Colin Michael George Petter
- Dr BRIAN DAVID EDWARDS
- Joanna Marie Fearne
- June Barber
- Stephen Charles GAPPER
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £337k | £406k |
| 31/03/2024 | £315k | £386k |
| 31/03/2023 | £291k | £353k |
| 31/03/2022 | £314k | £329k |
| 31/03/2021 | £297k | £348k |
Common questions
Is LEATHERHEAD START financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £68,260 for the year ended 31st March 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves were £243,710, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for 12 months if public funding were reduced. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds LEATHERHEAD START?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LEATHERHEAD START as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY,WESTCOTT,GUILDFORD, THE THREE OAKS TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCESIASTICAL PARISH OF ASHTEAD, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN EAST HORSLEY, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MICKLEHAM.