THE HOWARTH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1171635 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Howarths Foundation

The prevention or relief of poverty in respect of individuals who are, or who have recently been, homeless in the districts of Leeds and Kirklees, by actively sourcing employers willing to offer employment and by providing those individuals with support and guidance, as to be determined by the Trustees, to successfully obtain such employment

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

Latest income
£145k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £9,096 for the year, with total income of £144,966 against expenditure of £135,870. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were maintained at £22,991, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover three to six months of expenditure in the event of a funding drop. The charity relies heavily on a single major donor, Howarths HR & Employment Law Limited, which contributed £59,350 in donations and provided rent-free office space valued at £4,200.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Howarths HR & Employment Law (41% of income)
Howarths HR & Employment Law contributed regular monthly donations amounting to £59,350 — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between three- and six-month expenditure (held: £23k)
It is the policy of the foundation that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific purpose should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three- and six-month expenditure. — page 5
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 — The Howarth Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · Kirklees · Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£145k£136k
31/01/2024£133k£144k
31/01/2023£93k£95k
31/01/2022£66k£84k
31/01/2021£88k£69k

Common questions

Is THE HOWARTH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £9,096 for the year, with total income of £144,966 against expenditure of £135,870. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were maintained at £22,991, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover three to six months of expenditure in the event of a funding drop. The charity relies heavily on a single major donor, Howarths HR & Employment Law Limited, which contributed £59,350 in donations and provided rent-free office space valued at £4,200. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government26/08/2020£44kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund12/07/2018£9kSTREET TO FEET VIDEO DIARY