JUSTUS

Registered charity 1166198 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the relief of need for the homeless or vulnerably housed by providing advice, advocacy and support.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£29k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total income of £46,843 and total expenditure of £28,536 for the period, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of three months' operational costs, with actual unrestricted reserves held at £34, which is significantly below this stated target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Harpur Trust Main Grant (37% of income)
“Harpur Trust Main Grant 2 - 17,193 - 17,193 8,597” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £34)
“It was agreed that JustUs would continue to hold 3 month’s operational costs in reserve” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
07/11/2025£47k£29k
07/11/2024£36k£25k
07/11/2023£40k£40k
07/11/2022£60k£69k
07/11/2021£93k£64k

Common questions

Is JUSTUS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total income of £46,843 and total expenditure of £28,536 for the period, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of three months' operational costs, with actual unrestricted reserves held at £34, which is significantly below this stated target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds JUSTUS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name JUSTUS as a grant recipient include THE HARPUR TRUST, BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HARPUR TRUSTFY2023£52kAdvocacy for the Homeless People of Bedford
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£27kHigh Sheriff Awards
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2024£8kGrants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation27/04/2023£10kSupport and advocacy for homeless people