Room at the Inn

Registered charity 1176629 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROOM AT THE INN AND THE 'Y' PROJECT, ROOM AT THE INN AND THE Y PROJECT

To relieve the needs of people who are homeless, in threat of homelessness or otherwise marginalised in Warrington for the public benefit by providing emergency accommodation, daytime services and information, support and activities to enable them to lead more settled lives.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £157,046 are below the trustees' stated policy target of four months' typical expenditure, as closing reserves were £179,577 against a target implied by the funding structure. The charity is largely funded by Warrington Borough Council, with other services dependent on public donations, though the trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Voisey & Co LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Room at the Inn (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).

• Ameritz Music — “Website supported by Ameritz Music.” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (66% 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (21/07/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Duckworthchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Andrew Grundy
• Debbie Knowles
• Fiona Louise Whitfield
• Louise Higginson
• Lynne Griffith
• dr Rachel Blake
• rev PAMELA LOVATT N/a

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

Operates in: Warrington

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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