FUSION HOUSING KIRKLEES LTD

Registered charity 1151483 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FUSION HOUSING

Support to people aged 16 plus to access accommodation with the local council, private landlords or housing associationsSpecialist support for young parents, young Asian women and offendersHelp with budgeting and sorting out debt and other servicesLegal housing issues advice and court representationsAdvice to aid access into education and employmentSupport to live independently

Objects

1.1THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN WEST YORKSHIRE, PARTICULARLY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, ABOUT TO BECOME HOMELESS OR WHO ARE IN HOUSING NEED BY PROVIDING ADVICE,ADVOCACY, SUPPORT AND TRAINING IN RELATION TO HEALTH, HOUSING, LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT.

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£4.5m
Latest spending
£4.4m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £62,829 for the year ended 31 March 2025, but its total liabilities exceeded its assets by £151,619. The auditors have identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to this net liability position and reliance on continued stakeholder support. Despite these challenges, the trustees believe suitable measures are in place to ensure the charity can continue its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Rents and housing benefit 2,650,381” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Fusion Housing Kirklees will seek to ensure a minimum level of reserves of at least 5% of annual operating costs” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“Accordingly, a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wheawill & Sudworth Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £2,892,666 — contracts £1,446,333 (6), grants £1,446,333 (6); 65% of the £4,474,629 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £1,028,633 — grants £1,028,633 (7); 19% of the £5,302,193 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £2,120,623 — contracts £1,288,798 (3), grants £831,825 (8); 44% of the £4,873,333 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 02/02/2023, 2 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Fusion Housing (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

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.

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Kirklees CouncilFurther Competition from Adult Learning EMP for Healthy Working Life04/08/2026£50k

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.

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

Total income
£4.5m
Total spending
£4.4m
Cost of raising funds
£1.8m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
67

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (59% 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: 40.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.5m£4.4m
31/03/2024£5.3m£5.3m
31/03/2023£4.9m£5.3m
31/03/2022£5.3m£5.3m
31/03/2021£5.0m£4.9m

Common questions

Is FUSION HOUSING KIRKLEES LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £62,829 for the year ended 31 March 2025, but its total liabilities exceeded its assets by £151,619. The auditors have identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to this net liability position and reliance on continued stakeholder support. Despite these challenges, the trustees believe suitable measures are in place to ensure the charity can continue its activities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wheawill & Sudworth Limited.

Who funds FUSION HOUSING KIRKLEES LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FUSION HOUSING KIRKLEES LTD as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2023£122kGrants & Donations
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/08/2025£20kVehicle to Independence
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2024£313kFood and More Community Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund28/02/2020£10kKBOP
The National Lottery Community Fund20/04/2016£484kKirklees Community Advice Guiders
The National Lottery Community Fund29/08/2013£10kOnline Single Point of Access

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HITS HOMES TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FUSION HOUSING KIRKLEES LTD£4.5m—0below—material uncertainty
HITS HOMES TRUST LIMITED FY2025£210k—0unclear—no doubt
FUSION FAMILY AND YOUTH PROJECTS FY2025£68k—0below—no doubt
FLEDGE YOUTH SUPPORT FY2025£871kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
Goleudy Housing and Support Limited FY2025£4.0m——unclear—no doubt
CROYDON AFFORDABLE HOUSING FY2025£82k——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.