SSG SUSTAINABLE LIVING

Registered charity 1167457 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of temporary accommodation and bespoke support for rough sleepers in Manchester

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £911,598, an increase from £812,811 in the prior year, supported by a net income of £98,787. The trustees report that the charity remains financially stable and able to meet its obligations, despite a planned capital investment that is expected to reduce reserves in the short term. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer’s NI and employer’s pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 30.04.25 1” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Scott Roberts Taylor & Co.. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£17k
Reserves (reported)
£912k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£1.8m£1.7m
30/04/2024£1.6m£1.5m
30/04/2023£1.4m£1.3m
30/04/2022£1.5m£1.1m
30/04/2021£1.2m£1.0m

Common questions

Is SSG SUSTAINABLE LIVING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £911,598, an increase from £812,811 in the prior year, supported by a net income of £98,787. The trustees report that the charity remains financially stable and able to meet its obligations, despite a planned capital investment that is expected to reduce reserves in the short term. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Scott Roberts Taylor & Co..

Who funds SSG SUSTAINABLE LIVING?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SSG SUSTAINABLE LIVING as a grant recipient include EDWARD HOLT TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EDWARD HOLT TRUSTFY2022—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/04/2026£15k5 Ways to Wellbeing & Life Skills Activity Programme

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION1£294k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SSG SUSTAINABLE LIVING£1.8m—1unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD FY2025£154k—0above—no doubt
LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST FY2025£413k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FAITH HOPE & ENTERPRISE COMPANY LTD FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
PRESTON NORTH END COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.8m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
MENS ACCOMMODATION AND SUPPORT FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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