HARVEY GIRLS

Registered charity 1142555 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Harvey Girls offers support to young parents in East Staffordshire aged 14 and above. We run a range of group sessions with activities aimed at developing parent and life skills. We also offer one to one outreach work for any service users with additional needs. We support young fathers through our Dads 4 Dads project which offers support in a group session focusing on developing parenting skills

Objects

4. THE OBJECTS The Charity's objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the following: 4.1 – To promote and provide facilities and activities, in the interests of personal and social welfare, health and wellbeing, recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances and activities with the object of improving their conditions of life. 4.2 – To provide support to families who may be in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, by the provision of information and guidance, support, advocacy and mentoring in the home, in a school setting, within the community or remotely. 4.3 - To provide education and information in the fields of sexual health, contraception, relationships, health and wellbeing to the public at large (and especially families). 4.4 – To carry out any other exclusively charitable purposes as may be conveniently or advantageously carried out in conjunction with the objectives set out in sub-clauses 1 to 3 of this clause.Area of BenefitTo promote and provide in the area of benefit (Staffordshire, South Derbyshire and surrounding areas).

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£254k
Latest spending
£255k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a cost-neutral financial position for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets of £1,017,693. The trustees note that the longstanding Lottery Community Fund ended in February 2025, and while specific replacement funding is not yet secured, the project continues to be funded from charity reserves. The organization also reported investment income of £38,009 and acknowledged challenges regarding staff retention due to the cost of living.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two main components, the funds that are required to meet the contractual/redundancy obligations, together with the costs of continuing to operate core services for 24 months assuming no further core income is secured (held: £956k)
“The ‘Reserves Policy’ figure is based on two main components, the funds that are required to meet the contractual/redundancy obligations, together with the costs of continuing to operate core services for 24 months assuming no further core income is secured.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£546k
Total spending
£397k
Reserves (reported)
£986k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~29.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£254k£255k
31/03/2024£258k£238k
31/03/2023£237k£224k
31/03/2022£546k£397k
31/03/2021£538k£382k

Common questions

Is HARVEY GIRLS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a cost-neutral financial position for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets of £1,017,693. The trustees note that the longstanding Lottery Community Fund ended in February 2025, and while specific replacement funding is not yet secured, the project continues to be funded from charity reserves. The organization also reported investment income of £38,009 and acknowledged challenges regarding staff retention due to the cost of living. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HARVEY GIRLS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HARVEY GIRLS as a grant recipient include SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE, Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire, STAFFORDSHIRE COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIREFY2023£25kNational Lottery Community Fund - Partnership Fund
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and ShropshireFY2022£5kMaterial grant payment.
SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIREFY2023£1kNHS Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent ICB: Healthy Communities Grant
SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIREFY2025£1kNational Lottery Community Fund - Southeast Staffordshire Healthy Communities Engagement Fund
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICESFY2023£50040th Anniversary Grant
SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIREFY2022£500MHA Communities South Staffordshire
SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIREFY2022£200Heath Hayes Community Food Table

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2025£70kProject Overwhelmed
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2025£20kThinking Differently
Postcode Lottery02/04/2025£25kMillionaire Street 2025 04w1
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2021£249kThinking Differently
The National Lottery Community Fund14/12/2018£180kThinking Differently
The National Lottery Community Fund11/06/2008£263kHarvey Girls
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2007£5kHarvey Girls
The National Lottery Community Fund05/10/2005£5kWorkshops