HOMELESS SUPPORT PROJECT
Registered charity 1169351 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HSP Helping to Support People in need, HSP Leigh
The prevention or relief of poverty in the Wigan and Leigh area, in particular but not exclusively, by the provision of support, food and shelter to people who are homeless or individuals in need.
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net surplus of £14,275 for the year, with total income rising to £250,948. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £55,410, which the trustees note is comfortably above their three-month policy target. The accounts state the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
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: £55k)
“The policy is to hold free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level equivalent to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
- Richard Shortchair
- John Manning
- Neil Keith Taylor
- PAUL BIBBY
- Shahed Hayatt
- Yoko Warburton
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lancashire · Manchester City · Wigan
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HOMELESS SUPPORT PROJECT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £14,275 for the year, with total income rising to £250,948. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £55,410, which the trustees note is comfortably above their three-month policy target. The accounts state the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HOMELESS SUPPORT PROJECT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOMELESS SUPPORT PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST, THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, BAIN CHARITABLE TRUST.
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