HACKNEY DOORWAYS

Registered charity 1139183 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HACKNEY WINTER NIGHT SHELTER

Hackney Doorways operates night shelters for homeless people in the Hackney area. We provide emergency shelter and support to people experiencing homelessness, and help them move into longer term accommodation.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £50,025 for the year, with total unrestricted funds of £481,761. The trustees state that these general funds are immediately unencumbered and freely available for use. The accounts were 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

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hackney Night Shelter (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~11.4 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 (51% 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: 8.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (22/01/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (06/11/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (30/03/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrea Danielschair
• Ellen Mary Harris
• Katharine Meade · trustee of 1 other charity
• Laura Lotinga
• Linda Anne Carmody
• Mark Hosgood
• Patrick Hugh Ford
• Rev Susan Makin

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

Operates in: Hackney

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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