INN CHURCHES
Registered charity 1149792 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Inn Churches has grown from a month-long pilot to a thriving community project with more than 900 volunteers from churches and the wider community in Bradford. We have provided over 5000 beds for homeless and vulnerable people in the Bradford area. In addition we provide practical support for those who need it most in the form of the WHHP programme, starter packs, food and cookery lessons.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased to £865,044 from £598,048 in the prior year, while total expenditure decreased to £898,700 from £1,055,356. The charity reported a net expenditure of £33,656 and held free reserves of £273,464, which the trustees confirmed were within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months’ expenditure (held: £273k)
“The charity’s reserves policy states that it will hold three to six months’ expenditure as unrestricted reserves, equivalent to £204,411 to £408,822 for the budgeted 2025-26 expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/08/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Roland Clarkchair
- DAVID EDWARD BUTTERFIELD LLB
- Emma Kate Strachan
- GEMMA BASHARAN
- Susan Rhodes
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · Kirklees · Leeds City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is INN CHURCHES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £865,044 from £598,048 in the prior year, while total expenditure decreased to £898,700 from £1,055,356. The charity reported a net expenditure of £33,656 and held free reserves of £273,464, which the trustees confirmed were within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds INN CHURCHES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name INN CHURCHES as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET'S, ILKLEY, THE JERUSALEM TRUST, BRIGHOUSE WEST YORKSHIRE AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN.
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