HANDCRAFTED PROJECTS
Registered charity 1146188 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HANDCRAFTED
Our training in woodwork, catering and house renovation is tailored to enable each and every individual to achieve their goals.We help disadvantaged people find their ideal job or start their own enterprises.We bring people excluded from society into a creative community.We also serve people in need in the North East by providing supported accommodation and affordable goods and services.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £5,660 for the year, resulting in total funds of £291,396 at year-end. The trustees' report indicates that reserves are currently below the stated policy target, with cash holding only 0.7 months of baseline expenditure against a target of 2 months. The charity plans to grow income streams through housing and training to reach its financial targets by 2027.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: none
“The charity has achieved a significant increase in income from Charitable Activities, with the income from rental income, support income, and social enterprise increasing by 81% from £851,149 in 2023, to £1,543,701 in 2024.” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £291k; policy: two months of baseline expenditure for free cash; four months of baseline expenditure for total reserves)
“At 31st December 2024, 1 month of baseline expenditure was £174,148, cash totalled 0.7 months of baseline expenditure and total reserves totalled 1.7 months of baseline expenditure.” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2023) to "below" (FY2024).
Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Handcrafted Projects (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Charlotte Clarke — Chair (source)
- Dan Northover — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Jack Perrin — Strategic Finance Director (source)
- Stacey Nicholas — Director for Young People (source)
- John Hinton — Director for Hubs & Housing (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
37 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (25 freehold); recorded price paid £2.5m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Dr PAUL MORLEY
- Emily Carter
- Frances Njovana
- Karen Bianchi
- NORMAN URWIN
- Professor Charlotte Laura Clarke
- Professor Thomas Bolton Ward
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · South Tyneside
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HANDCRAFTED PROJECTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £5,660 for the year, resulting in total funds of £291,396 at year-end. The trustees' report indicates that reserves are currently below the stated policy target, with cash holding only 0.7 months of baseline expenditure against a target of 2 months. The charity plans to grow income streams through housing and training to reach its financial targets by 2027. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
Who funds HANDCRAFTED PROJECTS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HANDCRAFTED PROJECTS as a grant recipient include Point North Community Foundation, THE EARL OF NORTHAMPTON'S CHARITY, LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES, IMAGINE FOUNDATION, THE VARDY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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