LEWES DISTRICT CHURCHES HOMELINK

Registered charity 1174895 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOMELINK

HOMELINK CIO has taken over the work of a charitable trust of the same name (RCN 1068735), which is now closed. The CIO offers interest-free loans for Rent in Advance and Damage Deposit to people with little or no savings, able to live independently and seeking accommodation in the private sector. Clients should be resident or seeking residence in Lewes district.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN HOUSING NEED WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ELDERLY OR SICK, AND ARE RESIDENT OR SEEKING RESIDENCE IN THE AREA OF THE LEWES DISTRICT COUNCIL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£145k

Latest spending

£142k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £81,601, which the trustees consider equivalent to eight months of planned expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £5,557 for the year, supported by charitable grants and voluntary donations. The trustees confirmed the organization is a going concern for at least the next twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 4-8 months’ expenditure (held: £82k)

“Trustees aim to keep this equivalent to between 4-8 months’ expenditure.” — page 10

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Routine expenses reimbursed to a related party acting as a volunteer and other cost items incurred on behalf of the Charity were reimbursed to a trustee.

“Routine expenses (£72) were reimbursed to a related party acting as a volunteer and other cost items incurred on behalf of the Charity were reimbursed to a trustee (£163). Identifiable donations totalling £6,830 were received from trustees and related parties.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — HOMELINK Lewes (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Catholic Diocese of Arundel & Brighton — “Our heartfelt thanks go to the organisations we have collaborated with: Charitable Trusts & Foundations Catholic Diocese of Arundel & Bright…” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rosalind Toomeychair
CHRISTINE TUTT
Christopher Henry Charles Whittick · trustee of 4 other charities
Gillian Anne Short
Graham Nigel Maunders
Hugh Jones
Jane Lee
Kenneth Richard Cowley
RICHARD JAYAWANT

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£145k	£142k
31/12/2024	£140k	£134k
31/12/2023	£143k	£151k
31/12/2022	£121k	£171k
31/12/2021	£118k	£100k

Common questions

Is LEWES DISTRICT CHURCHES HOMELINK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £81,601, which the trustees consider equivalent to eight months of planned expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £5,557 for the year, supported by charitable grants and voluntary donations. The trustees confirmed the organization is a going concern for at least the next twelve months. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES	1	£719k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£305k
THE JONGEN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£300k
BRUCE WAKE CHARITY	1	£217k
MERSEY GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST	1	£200k
THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION	1	£153k
Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses	1	£100k
JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£90k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MOORLANDS HOME LINK.

MOORLANDS HOME LINK income £306k
CC FOUNDATION income £187k
HOPESTEAD income £1.7m
HOMELESS LINK income £10.0m
SHREE LOHANA MAHAJAN LEICESTER CIO income £247k
PROGRAMME FOR APPLIED CHRISTIAN EDUCATION income £169k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LEWES DISTRICT CHURCHES HOMELINK	£145k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
MOORLANDS HOME LINK FY2025	£306k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
CC FOUNDATION FY2025	£187k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPESTEAD FY2025	£1.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOMELESS LINK FY2025	£10.0m	£120,000 - £129,999	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHREE LOHANA MAHAJAN LEICESTER CIO FY2024	£247k	—	0	unclear	—	noted

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