HOME LEONE LIMITED

Registered charity 1158211 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOME LEONE

We offer a relocation solution for Sierra slum dwellers. Our Christian vision to close slums in 25 years is already being fulfilled, building a pilot village moving the first 2,000 people. An integrated, holistic approach Low cost homes, livelihood, power, water, education healthcare, bound by behaviour change. Also taking your corporate and church teams as part of leadership development/CSR.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE:(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD;(B) THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN AFRICA) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(I) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;(II) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT;(III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;(IV) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP;(V) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESSES OR DEVELOP CURRENT ONES;(VI) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;(VII) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING;(VIII) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;(IX) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;(X) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;(XI) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES; SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.(C) OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT ARE NOT WITHIN PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) BUT ARE RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND MAY REASONABLY BE REGARDED AS ANALOGOUS TO, OR WITHIN THE SPIRIT OF, ANY PURPOSES FALLING WITHIN EITHER PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B).

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity experienced reduced income due to land disputes and political interventions in Sierra Leone, resulting in a net outgoing resource of £13,280 for the year. The trustees note that while the charity is 'asset rich but cash poor,' it remains committed to its mission and has secured local leadership to aid future funding efforts. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would suggest the accounts do not comply with applicable requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer 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.

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 08974510 · Financial health read from its filings

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Chartered Accountants Livery — “Thanks to those supporting our work with Funding (Note: A number of supporters do not wish their names in the public domain but we are deep…” (source page)
• Mazars — “Chartered Accountants Livery wccaew.org.uk/ Mazars” (source page)
• Meal a Day — “One Kind Act Meal a Day” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• BRECHT, Christopher Iceton Teal — director, appointed 08/02/2023on trustee list
• FLETCHER, David Martin — director, appointed 08/02/2023on trustee list
• INGRAM, Douglas John — director, appointed 08/02/2023on trustee list
• THURSFIELD, Clive Douglas, Dr — director, appointed 29/08/2018on trustee list
• MASSEY, Rebekah Sarah, Dr — director, appointed 29/06/2016on trustee list
• HYDE, Nigel Colin — director, appointed 02/04/2014on trustee list
• HYDE, Nigel Colin — secretary, appointed 02/04/2014

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~12.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (63% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Iceton Teal Brecht
• David Fletcher · trustee of 1 other charity
• Douglas John Ingram
• Dr Clive Douglas Thursfield
• Dr Rebekah Sarah Massey
• Nigel Hyde

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Sierra Leone · Southampton City · United States

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

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