HOUSE OF BREAD

Registered charity 1155425 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOB STAFFORD

The object of the group shall be:To provide a safe environment for those in need to come together and share a meal, make new friends and be amongst people who care without judging them.To provide a network of support and involve the goodwill and involvement of the wider community.To benefit those individuals in need, including the homeless and vulnerable.

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Latest income

£122k

Latest spending

£132k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's main sources of income are donations (51%) and grants (29%), with staff costs representing the largest expenditure at 49%. The trustees declare that the charity has sufficient funds to cover contractual obligations and notes that there are no funds materially in deficit. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds in hand to wind down the activities of the charity should this be necessary. This means keeping sufficient funds to cover the minimum notice period of any contractual obligation.

“The charity reserves policy is to have sufficient funds in hand to wind down the activities of the charity should this be necessary. This means keeping sufficient funds to cover the minimum notice period of any contractual obligation.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRIS KNIGHTchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Dr David Richard Haig-Ferguson
Lydia Rachael Price
PETER BARROW · trustee of 1 other charity
RON DAVIS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£122k	£132k
31/08/2024	£123k	£152k
31/08/2023	£153k	£117k
31/08/2022	£96k	£101k
31/08/2021	£105k	£98k

Common questions

Is HOUSE OF BREAD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's main sources of income are donations (51%) and grants (29%), with staff costs representing the largest expenditure at 49%. The trustees declare that the charity has sufficient funds to cover contractual obligations and notes that there are no funds materially in deficit. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/07/2021	£10k	House of Bread = Multi Agency Care Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/05/2019	£10k	NEW DESTINY