Encompass
Registered charity 1154210 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST NORTHANTS COMMUNITY SERVICES, EAST NORTHANTS FAITH GROUP
Encompass provides support, resources and advice to those who are facing poverty, homelessness and addiction. We do this through the provision of accommodation services, rehabilitation accommodation, foodbanks and a day centre.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £221,991 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total reserves increasing to £625,762. However, the trustees note that free reserves of £317,871 represent approximately three months of total expenditure, which is below their stated policy target of four months. The charity remains dependent on housing benefits and grants, citing funding uncertainties as a primary risk.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Housing Benefit (44% of income)
“44% Housing Benefit (2024: 47%) (including welfare benefits from residents)” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £318k; policy: four months of total annual expenditure)
“It is recognised that at the end of the 2024/5 financial year, the free reserves level (unrestricted funds minus tangible fixed assets) is currently at £317,871 which is approximately 3 months of total expenditure.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Ellacotts Audit Services Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Encompass (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~5.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (80% 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).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/07/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dr Victoria Elizabeth Barber MBBSchair
- CANON ANDREW ROY PRESLAND BSC HONS · trustee of 2 other charities
- Cheryl Lewis
- Chloe Cooper
- Jeanette Bone
- Julie Elizabeth Robinson
- Kathleen Margaret Franklin
- Rev Paul Robert Needle Dip Th
- Susan Anne Dennis · trustee of 1 other charity
- Terence Paul Johnson
- Vijay Kuman Paul
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northamptonshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Encompass financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £221,991 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total reserves increasing to £625,762. However, the trustees note that free reserves of £317,871 represent approximately three months of total expenditure, which is below their stated policy target of four months. The charity remains dependent on housing benefits and grants, citing funding uncertainties as a primary risk. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ellacotts Audit Services Limited.
Who funds Encompass?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Encompass as a grant recipient include THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, THE ARCHER TRUST, THE THOMAS BRINGTON FOUNDATION, DOUGLAS COMPTON JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.
Known funders
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