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EXPECTATIONS (UK)

Registered charity 1152491 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£2.2m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £224,516 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total housing income of £2,453,548 against charitable expenditure of £2,229,032. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £558,073, and management accounts indicate strengthened financial controls and positive operating margins across service areas.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds available for the orderly winding up of the company without liability should its future income be in such doubt that this is the only credible course of action (held: £558k)
“The trustees' reserves policy is to manage the reserves in such a way as to have sufficient funds available for the orderly winding up of the company without liability should its future income be in such doubt that this is the only credible course of action.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Onyx Audit Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£2.5m
Total spending
£2.2m
Reserves (reported)
£558k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£2.5m£2.2m
30/09/2024£1.0m£1.0m
30/09/2023£861k£856k
30/09/2022£803k£788k
30/09/2021£813k£753k

Common questions

Is EXPECTATIONS (UK) financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £224,516 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total housing income of £2,453,548 against charitable expenditure of £2,229,032. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £558,073, and management accounts indicate strengthened financial controls and positive operating margins across service areas. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Onyx Audit Ltd.