NORTHORPE HALL CHILD & FAMILY TRUST

Registered charity 1141160 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTHOPE HALL CHILD & FAMILY TRUST

This charity is taking over the activities of Northorpe Hall Trust (charity no 241856) under a scheme agreed with the charity commission. This charity became active on 1 July 2012.The charity provides group activities, counselling, advice, practical support, training and work/volunteering opportunities to improve the emotional health of children and young people in need.

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Latest income

£642k

Latest spending

£731k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £89,481 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a transition to a smaller, more focused organisation. Total incoming resources decreased significantly to £641,654 from £2,146,710 in the prior year, while unrestricted free reserves stood at £183,438 at year-end. The trustees maintain 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 months of operating costs (held: £183k)

“Trustees continue to review the reserves policy and our aim is to ensure we have sufficient reserves to cover at least 3 months operating costs. Trustees have determined that at the end of 24/25 £90k of reserves should be held to cover operational costs.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: J Haworth received token payments for social media/communications work; Haworths Home Improvements (husband's business) received payment for site development.

“During 24/25, Haworths Home Improvements completed some site development work. This business is owned by the husband of J Haworth. J Haworth also received token payments to offset costs to herself for social media and communications work.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Haworths Home Improvements, owned by the husband of trustee J Haworth, completed site development work. J Haworth also received token payments for social media and communications work.

“During 24/25, Haworths Home Improvements completed some site development work. This business is owned by the husband of J Haworth. J Haworth also received token payments to offset costs to herself for social media and communications work.” — page 25

“The non-trustee director, P Ghosh is sole director of a limited company that provides full financial management and bookkeeping services.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: P Ghosh, a non-trustee director, is the sole director of a limited company that provides financial management and bookkeeping services.

“During 24/25, Haworths Home Improvements completed some site development work. This business is owned by the husband of J Haworth. J Haworth also received token payments to offset costs to herself for social media and communications work.” — page 25

“The non-trustee director, P Ghosh is sole director of a limited company that provides full financial management and bookkeeping services.” — page 25

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

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07334681

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust (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.

ELLIOTT, Jason Raymond — director, appointed 25/11/2022on trustee list
HAWORTH, Justine Nichola — director, appointed 23/09/2022on trustee list
BROOK, Josephine Marian — director, appointed 03/08/2010not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£642k

Total spending

£731k

Cost of raising funds

£3k

Reserves (reported)

£183k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (23/01/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Jason Raymond Elliottchair
JO BROOK
Jonathon Robert Blackburn
Justine Nichola Haworth

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£642k	£731k
31/03/2024	£2.3m	£2.0m
31/03/2023	£2.3m	£2.5m
31/03/2022	£2.0m	£2.2m
31/03/2021	£2.0m	£2.0m

Common questions

Is NORTHORPE HALL CHILD & FAMILY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £89,481 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a transition to a smaller, more focused organisation. Total incoming resources decreased significantly to £641,654 from £2,146,710 in the prior year, while unrestricted free reserves stood at £183,438 at year-end. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NORTHORPE HALL CHILD & FAMILY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHORPE HALL CHILD & FAMILY TRUST as a grant recipient include YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/12/2024	£303k	Kirklees Youth Mentoring
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/04/2021	£374k	Kirklees Youth Mentoring Continuation
UK government	20/12/2018	£7k	Building Connections Fund - Community Spaces
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/07/2015	£426k	Kirklees Youth Mentoring