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YOUNG WOMEN'S HOUSING PROJECT

Registered charity 1143995 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The YWHP is a project for young women aged 16 to 25 who have been affected by sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and sexual/domestic violence. We provide safe places to live and specialist therapeutic support to help young women to overcome the effects of abuse, get on with living their lives, and enjoy their futures.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£646k
Latest spending
£648k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £2,651 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing slightly from £868,088 to £865,437. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting at least three months of running costs, with unrestricted funds held in a high-interest bank account. The organization faces potential funding declines but remains committed to its activities subject to satisfactory funding arrangements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £806k)
“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be at least 3 months running costs in accordance with our stakeholders good practice guidelines.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hollis and Co Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

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

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

Total income
£646k
Total spending
£648k
Reserves (reported)
£60k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (54% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£646k£648k
31/03/2024£770k£614k
31/03/2023£607k£612k
31/03/2022£528k£482k
31/03/2021£549k£530k

Common questions

Is YOUNG WOMEN'S HOUSING PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £2,651 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing slightly from £868,088 to £865,437. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting at least three months of running costs, with unrestricted funds held in a high-interest bank account. The organization faces potential funding declines but remains committed to its activities subject to satisfactory funding arrangements. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hollis and Co Limited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/09/2016£10kBeing Heard Being Seen