HUDDERSFIELD MISSION

Registered charity 1156590 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing services for people in need, such as food, shelter, advice, support and developmental activities.Offering a town centre community facility, with space for meetings, classes and rooms for rent.Facilitating dialogue between different groups in Kirklees and enabling vulnerable and marginalised people to be heard.Hosting faith-based groups for worship and sharing.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£547k
Latest spending
£504k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net unrestricted expenditure of £42,343 against total incoming resources of £546,702, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £314,171. However, the trustees state that free unrestricted reserves of £163,557 are below their stated policy target of six months' running costs (£243,000), and they plan to increase reserves during the current financial year. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (51% of income)
“Grants 30,000 284,536 314,536” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £164k; policy: six months running costs)
“As our reserves are below this level we will look to increase the level of reserves during the current financial year..” — page 8
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 — Huddersfield Mission (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£547k
Total spending
£504k
Reserves (reported)
£314k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~7.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (64% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£547k£504k
31/08/2024£434k£503k
31/08/2023£497k£497k
31/08/2022£536k£588k
31/08/2021£539k£402k

Common questions

Is HUDDERSFIELD MISSION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net unrestricted expenditure of £42,343 against total incoming resources of £546,702, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £314,171. However, the trustees state that free unrestricted reserves of £163,557 are below their stated policy target of six months' running costs (£243,000), and they plan to increase reserves during the current financial year. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HUDDERSFIELD MISSION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HUDDERSFIELD MISSION as a grant recipient include THE COMMUNITY OF THE RESURRECTION, THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF HUDDERSFIELD COMMON GOOD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COMMUNITY OF THE RESURRECTIONFY2023£2k
THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF HUDDERSFIELD COMMON GOOD TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE COMMUNITY OF THE RESURRECTIONFY2024£1kDonations to charities from the General Fund
THE COMMUNITY OF THE RESURRECTIONFY2022£1kDonations to charities from the General Fund
THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF HUDDERSFIELD COMMON GOOD TRUSTFY2024£874

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government08/07/2020£9kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2020£346kRebuilding Lives and Telling Stories Continuation
The National Lottery Community Fund04/04/2016£275kRebuilding Lives and Telling Stories
The National Lottery Community Fund19/11/2014£6kBenefITs 4 all