HOMELESS ACTION IN BARNET

Registered charity 1155559 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAB

Day Centre for people who are Homeless in the London Borough of Barnet and surrounding area.Tenancy Support Service

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£531k

Latest spending

£566k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a deficit of £31,852 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £406,328. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm that reserves remain within their stated policy target of £224,000 to £449,000, and the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between six and twelve months salary and overhead expenditure - approximately £224,000 to £449,000 (held: £313k)

“The Trustees have set a reserves policy that the Charity should hold a minimum unrestricted general reserve equivalent between six and twelve months salary and overhead expenditure - approximately £224,000 to £449,000.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Homeless Action in Barnet (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£531k

Total spending

£566k

Cost of raising funds

£21k

Reserves (reported)

£303k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (67% 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: 4.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

John Philip Robert Bierchair
CLARE KING
Darren Haringman
Deborah Salman
Jane Myers
MARIAN COHEN
STUART SLATER
Sameer Pabari
Simon Rubinsohn

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	£531k	£566k
31/03/2024	£515k	£523k
31/03/2023	£548k	£500k
31/03/2022	£401k	£474k
31/03/2021	£510k	£327k

Common questions

Is HOMELESS ACTION IN BARNET financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a deficit of £31,852 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £406,328. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm that reserves remain within their stated policy target of £224,000 to £449,000, and the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HOMELESS ACTION IN BARNET?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOMELESS ACTION IN BARNET as a grant recipient include DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND, EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE), THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHLEY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	FY2025	£10k	Supporting rough sleepers and homeless people
EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE)	FY2025	£10k	Grant
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHLEY	FY2025	£2k	Good Gifts 2024
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHLEY	FY2025	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHLEY	FY2022	£1k	Mission Allocation
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHLEY	FY2024	£420	Special collections

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	01/11/2024	£20k	HAB Centre
UK government	24/09/2020	£40k	VSCE CMC Fund
City Bridge Foundation	31/01/2018	£90k	Grant to Homeless Action In Barnet Limited