FRESH HORIZONS CNB

Registered charity 1167809 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRESH HORIZONS 'CNB' (CHANCE OF A NEW BEGINNING)

Fresh Horizons CNB rehouses individuals who are street homeless, providing rehabilitation and support with return to education, training and employment. We also help to end food poverty through our food bank initiatives.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Accommodation/housing · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£154k
Latest spending
£165k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,438 for the year ended 31 December 2024, which was met from unrestricted reserves. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate financial resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3–6 months of operating costs (held: £41k)
“The charity aims to maintain reserves sufficient to cover 3–6 months of operating costs, including staff salaries, property maintenance, utilities, and programme expenses.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustee Athina Inneh received £3,150 for fundraising work and training delivery.
“Trustee Athina Inneh received £3,150 for fundraising work and for delivering mental wellbeing training for volunteers and staff. No other trustees received remuneration or benefits from the charity.” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Geeta Sandhu provided a short-term loan of £1,000 in December 2024, fully repaid in January 2025 with no interest.
“During the year, the charity received a short-term loan of £1,000 from Trustee Geeta Sandhu in December 2024 to assist with temporary cash-flow requirements. The loan was fully repaid in January 2025, and no interest or other benefit was paid in connection with this transaction.” — page 11
“In addition, during the year, Trustee Charlie Hill personally paid an employee’s December 2024 net salary of £2,648 due to a temporary issue with access to the charity’s bank account. The amount was reimbursed to the trustee in January 2025.” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Charlie Hill personally paid an employee’s December 2024 net salary of £2,648 due to bank access issues; reimbursed in January 2025.
“During the year, the charity received a short-term loan of £1,000 from Trustee Geeta Sandhu in December 2024 to assist with temporary cash-flow requirements. The loan was fully repaid in January 2025, and no interest or other benefit was paid in connection with this transaction.” — page 11
“In addition, during the year, Trustee Charlie Hill personally paid an employee’s December 2024 net salary of £2,648 due to a temporary issue with access to the charity’s bank account. The amount was reimbursed to the trustee in January 2025.” — page 11
Per its FY2024 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): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£154k£165k
31/12/2023£168k£144k
31/12/2022£139k£108k
31/12/2021£100k£114k
31/12/2020£133k£119k

Common questions

Is FRESH HORIZONS CNB financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,438 for the year ended 31 December 2024, which was met from unrestricted reserves. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate financial resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRESH HORIZONS CNB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRESH HORIZONS CNB as a grant recipient include THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, THE PRET FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2023£30kMount Fund - Homelessness
THE PRET FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2024£5kMount Fund

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/01/2026£20kFresh Horizons CNB
The National Lottery Community Fund03/10/2024£19kFresh Horizons CNB
Postcode Lottery28/06/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
Postcode Lottery26/02/2022£20kStaff salary

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FRESH VISIONS PEOPLE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRESH HORIZONS CNB£154k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRESH VISIONS PEOPLE LIMITED FY2025£551k—0unclear—no doubt
FRESH FUTURES (NCC) FY2025£3.4m——unclear—no doubt
HFHGB (HOMES) FY2025£113k£60,001 - £70,0001above—noted
NEW HORIZON YOUTH CENTRE FY2025£4.5m——below5.8%no doubt
THE HORIZON FOUNDATION FY2025£459k——above—no doubt

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