HELP THE HOMELESS LEICESTER

Registered charity 1177629 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HELP THE HOMLESS LEICESTER

We as a charity and our supporters truly believe our services change and transform multiple lives for the better. Our organisation provides support and advocacy at the earliest opportunity to achieve the prevention of homelessness and the relief of homelessness within our city and beyond. We strive to provide what does not already exist and to maximise the utilisation of other available services.

Objects

Help The Homeless Objectives: -For the public benefit, the relief and assistance of people in need in Leicester and surrounding areas who are homeless, facing homelessness or newly accommodated after homelessness by all or any of the following means: Support and Advocacy: Provide a safe, psychologically informed space for support, offer advocacy, accurate signposting and challenge systemic barriers to aid progression.Material Aid and Accommodation: Supply essential aid and nutrition, secure access to short-term and long-term housing, and offer emergency accommodation when needed.Community and Cultural Enrichment: Promote cultural enrichment, positive community cohesion, and provide social enrichment opportunities.Empowerment and Independence: Foster empowerment through esteem development, encourage independent living and deliver tailored support to sustain opportunities.Collaborative Efforts: Work in partnership with stakeholders, statutory services and third-sector organisations to maximise impact.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£289k

Latest spending

£280k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £8,790 for the period ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward reaching £222,244. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and maintained unrestricted reserves of £211,744, significantly exceeding their stated policy target of £10,500.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least equivalent to £10,500 throughout the year (held: £212k)

“We intend to maintain our reserves at a level which is at least equivalent to £10,500 throughout the year.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Help the Homeless Leicester charity controls Help the Homeless Leicester UK Ltd.

“Help the Homeless Leicester charity controls Help the Homeless Leicester UK Ltd. No trustee/director or person with a family or business connection with a trustee received any remuneration in the period, directly or indirectly, from the charitable group or an institution or company controlled by the charitable group. Costs are incurred by the trustees personally in pursuance of the charitable group's objectives. There were no expenses reimbursed to the trustees during the period.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Help the Homeless Leicester UK Ltd

“Help the Homeless Leicester charity controls Help the Homeless Leicester UK Ltd.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Trading subsidiary: HELP THE HOMELESS LEICESTER UK LTD Companies House 11688151 · Financial health read from its filings

HELP THE HOMELESS LEICESTER UK LTD — per its own Companies House accounts

The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Help The Homeless Leicester (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

David rowell
Krupa Bhatt
Riaz Khan

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£289k	£280k
05/04/2024	£339k	£336k
05/04/2023	£277k	£286k
05/04/2022	£339k	£369k
05/04/2021	£383k	£221k

Common questions

Is HELP THE HOMELESS LEICESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £8,790 for the period ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward reaching £222,244. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and maintained unrestricted reserves of £211,744, significantly exceeding their stated policy target of £10,500. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HELP THE HOMELESS LEICESTER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HELP THE HOMELESS LEICESTER as a grant recipient include THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	FY2021	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/05/2021	£10k	logistics and essentials provision
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/04/2020	£10k	reach and connect
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/01/2019	£10k	B & B and beyond

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 GROCERS' CHARITY	2	£7k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£4k
THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£48k
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST	1	£13k
BANBURY CHARITIES	1	£12k
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£10k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k
THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHESTER AID TO THE HOMELESS.

CHESTER AID TO THE HOMELESS income £425k
ACTION HOMELESS (LEICESTER) LIMITED income £5.0m
HOMELESS SUPPORT PROJECT income £251k
HOMELESS OXFORDSHIRE LIMITED income £6.3m
SALISBURY TRUST FOR THE HOMELESS LTD income £406k
HELP BRISTOL'S HOMELESS CHARITY income £551k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HELP THE HOMELESS LEICESTER	£289k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHESTER AID TO THE HOMELESS FY2025	£425k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ACTION HOMELESS (LEICESTER) LIMITED FY2025	£5.0m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
HOMELESS SUPPORT PROJECT FY2025	£251k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
HOMELESS OXFORDSHIRE LIMITED FY2025	£6.3m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
SALISBURY TRUST FOR THE HOMELESS LTD FY2025	£406k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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