STREETS OF LONDON

Registered charity 1155242 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

STREETS OF LONDON FUNDS SPECIALIST SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS IN LONDON, ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE THE ADVICE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE ON AND MAKE LASTING CHANGES IN THEIR LIVES.WE ALSO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS. WE AIM TO CHALLENGE PRECONCEPTIONS AND STEREOTYPING, AND TO INCREASE GENERAL UNDERSTANDING ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO TACKLE IT.

Objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONGST HOMELESS PEOPLE IN LONDON IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF HOMELESSNESS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£482k

Latest spending

£440k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £125,410 in cash at the end of the period, with £111,163 classified as unrestricted funds. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy aiming to hold at least £5,000, a target which the unrestricted reserves significantly exceed. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would cast doubt on the accounts or the keeping of accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £5,000 (reserves figure: £111k)

“Streets of London aims to hold at least £5,000 in reserves at the year end”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management

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: 21
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Volunteers: 12
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Volunteers: 14
Grant-making is its main activity

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

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

'Record' number sleeping on streets of London | Gulf Times gulf-times.com · 27/06/2024
Homeless Photographers Capture the Streets of London news.artnet.com · 02/09/2015
Homeless Photographers Capture the Streets of London news.artnet.com · 02/09/2015

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Streets of London (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

MEGHAN FAYRE DOYLEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
JAMES RICHARD CORRY
JEREMY TIMOTHY CHARLES PLAYLE

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£482k	£440k
31/03/2024	£196k	£216k
31/03/2023	£159k	£179k
31/03/2022	£212k	£189k
31/03/2021	£90k	£75k

Common questions

Is STREETS OF LONDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £125,410 in cash at the end of the period, with £111,163 classified as unrestricted funds. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy aiming to hold at least £5,000, a target which the unrestricted reserves significantly exceed. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would cast doubt on the accounts or the keeping of accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds STREETS OF LONDON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STREETS OF LONDON as a grant recipient include The Rathbones Group Foundation, THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, The Marks Family Charitable Trust.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The Rathbones Group Foundation	FY2022	£10k	London
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k
The Rathbones Group Foundation	FY2021	£5k
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£3k
The Marks Family Charitable Trust	FY2023	£500
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	amount not stated
The Marks Family Charitable Trust	FY2024	amount not stated

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST	2	£53k
THE PERSIMMON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£30k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	2	£10k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	2	£9k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION	2	£5k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£3k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	1	£701k
THE APAX FOUNDATION	1	£443k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STREET SUPPORT NETWORK LIMITED.

STREET SUPPORT NETWORK LIMITED income £115k
STREETS2HOMES income £332k
STREET STORAGE income £353k
STREET CHILD income £22.3m
OFF THE STREETS income £367k
RESTART LIVES income £315k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STREETS OF LONDON	£482k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STREET SUPPORT NETWORK LIMITED FY2025	£115k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
STREETS2HOMES FY2025	£332k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STREET STORAGE FY2025	£353k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STREET CHILD FY2025	£22.3m	—	12	within	—	no doubt
OFF THE STREETS FY2025	£367k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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