CLEVELAND HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

Registered charity 1152785 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF THE PEOPLE OF TEES VALLEY BY PROVIDING ADVICE WITH CASEWORK ON STATUTORY RIGHTS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR THREATENED WITH HOMELESSNESS.ON ISSUES OF WELFARE, HOUSING BENEFITS, DEBT & ARREARS. FREE REPRESENTATIONAL ADVOCACY SERVICE AT APPEAL TRIBUNALS & COUNTY COURT.. ON THE JOB TRAINING FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE BOTH SOCIALLY & ECONOMICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE LABOUR MARKET.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£378k
Latest spending
£374k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £377,879 against total expenditure of £374,314, resulting in a small surplus. The Treasurer's Report confirms that reserves were maintained at £120,000, which is equivalent to six months' running costs, indicating the charity remains in a healthy financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Various time-limited grants (24% of income)
“24%: Various time-limited grants” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months' running costs (held: £120k)
“The Charity’s reserve was maintained at six months' running costs, equivalent to £120,000.” — page 49
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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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Darlington · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Redcar And Cleveland · Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£378k£374k
31/12/2024£348k£345k
31/12/2023£345k£339k
31/12/2022£290k£287k
31/12/2021£248k£237k

Common questions

Is CLEVELAND HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £377,879 against total expenditure of £374,314, resulting in a small surplus. The Treasurer's Report confirms that reserves were maintained at £120,000, which is equivalent to six months' running costs, indicating the charity remains in a healthy financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CLEVELAND HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CLEVELAND HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION, THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kUK Round July 2024
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATIONFY2025£8k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2023£8k
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2024£5kElderly
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£5k
THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3kNational
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2023£3kCharitable activities
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2022£2kProvides an outreach advisory service and support for elderly people living in their own homes.
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East17/07/2025£10kGrant to Cleveland Housing Advice Centre
Community Foundation North East12/06/2025£5kGrant to Cleveland Housing Advice Centre
Community Foundation North East09/05/2024£5kGrant to Cleveland Housing Advice Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund05/01/2024£20kCost of Living Crisis
Postcode Lottery01/05/2023£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund14/12/2022£281kMeeting the downturn in the economy
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2022£5kUpgrading the charity laptops and desktops computers
Community Foundation North East03/11/2022£5kGrant to Cleveland Housing Advice Centre
Community Foundation North East26/05/2022£3kGrant to Cleveland Housing Advice Centre
Community Foundation North East26/05/2022£30kGrant to Cleveland Housing Advice Centre
A B Charitable Trust06/12/2021£10kA grant to Cleveland Housing Advice Centre CIO (CHAC)
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2021£9kImproving access to local community
Community Foundation North East20/05/2021£2kA grant to Cleveland Housing Advice Centre
Community Foundation North East22/04/2021£5kA grant to Cleveland Housing Advice Centre
A B Charitable Trust04/12/2020£10kA grant to Cleveland Housing Advice Centre CIO (CHAC)
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2020£10kCovid 19 advice delivery
A B Charitable Trust09/01/2020£10kA grant to Cleveland Housing Advice Centre CIO (CHAC)
The National Lottery Community Fund09/05/2019£9kToilet Refurbishment
A B Charitable Trust24/01/2019£10kA grant to Cleveland Housing Advice Centre CIO (CHAC)
A B Charitable Trust23/01/2018£10kA grant to Cleveland Housing Advice Centre CIO (CHAC)
Community Foundation North East04/01/2018£25kThree years salary and on costs of a Welfare Caseworker supporting people in Middlesbrough Year 2
Community Foundation North East17/08/2017£25kThree years salary and on costs of a Welfare Caseworker supporting people in Middlesbrough Year 1
A B Charitable Trust24/01/2017£10kA grant to Cleveland Housing Advice Centre CIO (CHAC)
The National Lottery Community Fund09/11/2016£10kHeating System Replacement
A B Charitable Trust26/01/2016£10kPrisoners training and support for employment