YORK ROAD PROJECT

Registered charity 1162835 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We help a homeless person have a place to call home by providing: 1. Immediate, safe, short-term accommodation; they should never need to sleep rough!2. Experienced, compassionate staff; trained to understand the causes of homelessness3. Skilled support, tailored to their precise situation, that helps them find a long-term home. Only York Road Project provides all 3 things in our locality

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£832k

Latest spending

£740k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £92,749 for the year ending 31 March 2025, with total income of £832,318 against expenditure of £739,569. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £276,778, which exceeds the stated policy target of holding no less than the cost of winding up plus up to three months of operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: charitable sources (15% of income)

“In our financial year 2024-25, 15% of our income was raised from charitable sources.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: no less than the cost of winding up the charity. In addition, the charity may hold up to 3 months of operating costs. (held: £277k)

“The charity shall hold at any one time no less than the cost of winding up the charity. In addition, the charity may hold up to 3 months of operating costs.” — page 17

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 — York Road Project (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

National Lottery Community Fund — “York Road Project is proud to be supported by the National Lottery Community Fund” (source page)

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

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

Total income

£832k

Total spending

£740k

Cost of raising funds

£41k

Reserves (reported)

£277k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (50% 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: 4.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/04/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Timothy Hentychair
Andrea Norman-Walker
David Oliver
Filippo Zanasi
Fraser Robert McIntyre · trustee of 1 other charity
Nathan Bennett
Victoria Maggie Ward

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£832k	£740k
31/03/2024	£854k	£778k
31/03/2023	£814k	£797k
31/03/2022	£881k	£776k
31/03/2021	£999k	£808k

Common questions

Is YORK ROAD PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £92,749 for the year ending 31 March 2025, with total income of £832,318 against expenditure of £739,569. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £276,778, which exceeds the stated policy target of holding no less than the cost of winding up plus up to three months of operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YORK ROAD PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YORK ROAD PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WOKING CHRIST CHURCH, WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY, THE BYFLEET UNITED CHARITY, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HORSELL, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST WOKING.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WOKING CHRIST CHURCH	FY2025	£13k
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	FY2022	£7k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WOKING CHRIST CHURCH	FY2022	£6k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WOKING CHRIST CHURCH	FY2024	£4k
THE BYFLEET UNITED CHARITY	FY2022	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HORSELL	FY2023	£2k	From church funds
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HORSELL	FY2022	£2k	From church funds
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HORSELL	FY2025	£2k	From church funds
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST WOKING	FY2024	£1k	Local project (Secular/Homeless support)
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	FY2021	£1k	Ministry Support
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HORSELL	FY2023	£1k	Special collections
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WISLEY WITH PYRFORD	FY2022	£812	Outward Giving / Charity Support
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	FY2022	£250
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	FY2021	£100	Ministry Support
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HORSELL	FY2025	£100	Sunday Coffee

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	30/01/2025	£20k	Open Doors: A Lifeline for the Homeless Community - York Road Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/09/2005	£100k	Temporary accommodation for homeless people

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 BLOOM FOUNDATION	2	£157k
The Portal Trust	2	£106k
ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND BLOOMSBURY UNITED CHARITY	2	£61k
ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITY	2	£22k
THE ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR	1	£1.0m
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£200k
ROYAL DOCKS TRUST (LONDON)	1	£120k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£100k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARROGATE HOMELESS PROJECT LTD.

HARROGATE HOMELESS PROJECT LTD income £1.2m
PROJECT 34 income £723k
TRINITY HOMELESS PROJECTS income £5.9m
C4WS HOMELESS PROJECT income £368k
Your Place (London) Limited income £7.1m
THE SINGLE HOMELESS PROJECT income £44.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
YORK ROAD PROJECT	£832k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HARROGATE HOMELESS PROJECT LTD FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PROJECT 34 FY2024	£723k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
TRINITY HOMELESS PROJECTS FY2025	£5.9m	£70,001 - £80,000	2	unclear	—	no doubt
C4WS HOMELESS PROJECT FY2026	£368k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Your Place (London) Limited FY2025	£7.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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