TRINITY MISSION CASTLEFORD CIO

Registered charity 1166064 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Center for homeless and disadvantaged people. Open five times a week, providing meals, food parcels, clothing and help and support in accessing appropriate help around issues of housing, benefits, drug & alcohol addiction.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£82k

Latest spending

£88k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total expenditure of £87,845 exceeded total income of £82,007, resulting in a deficit of £5,838 for the year. However, the charity retained sufficient unrestricted funds to meet its reserves policy target of three months' running costs, aided by a brought-forward surplus. The trustees note a funding gap remains and that income reduced by 3.5% while expenditure increased by 12% compared to the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £38k)

“Our reserves policy requires us to keep an amount in reserves to cover general running costs for a period of 3 months, plus amounts to cover redundancy payments and unforeseen renewal/replacement of equipment.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rent-free building provided by related party (Trinity Methodist Church)

“Trinity Methodist Church provides us an annexed building rent-free, but we pay hourly rent to them for use of their kitchen and dining space when we are open for meals.”

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 — Trinity Mission Castleford CIO (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).

Trinity Methodist Church Castleford — “Trinity Methodist Church Castleford Who allow us to use their annex, our “Hope Centre”” (source page)
All our supporting Methodist Churches — “All our supporting Methodist Churches Who donate many different items to us regularly” (source page)
Castleford Spiritualist Church — “Castleford Spiritualist Church Who donate various food items to us every week.” (source page)
Lidl (Castleford/Knottingley) and Aldi (Castleford/Glasshoughton) — “Lidl (Castleford/Knottingley) and Aldi (Castleford/Glasshoughton) who donate weekly surplus items.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Christopher John Holmeschair
Joanne Stainburn
Kate Luise Amaral
LINDA KNAPPER · trustee of 1 other charity
LYNDSEY EVANS
Linda Skelton
Patricia Burgess
Rev BARRY OWEN · trustee of 1 other charity
Sandra Michele Cunnington
Tracy Jayne Weaver

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£82k	£88k
31/08/2024	£85k	£78k
31/08/2023	£77k	£72k
31/08/2022	£75k	£73k
14/03/2021	£47k	£35k

Common questions

Is TRINITY MISSION CASTLEFORD CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total expenditure of £87,845 exceeded total income of £82,007, resulting in a deficit of £5,838 for the year. However, the charity retained sufficient unrestricted funds to meet its reserves policy target of three months' running costs, aided by a brought-forward surplus. The trustees note a funding gap remains and that income reduced by 3.5% while expenditure increased by 12% compared to the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TRINITY MISSION CASTLEFORD CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TRINITY MISSION CASTLEFORD CIO as a grant recipient include YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£2k