SUPPORTING PEOPLE IN NEED

Registered charity 1179268 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPIN

Supporting People In Need Provide accommodation to homeless men. We offer food, a bed to sleep in and support where we able and sign post to professional services where necessary when the level of support required by men staying with us exceeds our capabilities or requires medical intervention, for example substance misuse and alcohol issues.

Objects

TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING FOOD, SHELTER, CLOTHING AND SUCH OTHER SUPPORT AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE TO THE HOMELESS AND PEOPLE IN NEED IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND CHESHIRE.[NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.].

Area of benefit: IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND CHESHIRE

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £31,489, which is below the stated policy target of six months of core operating costs. The charity reports a surplus for the year, with total receipts of £301,374 against payments of £293,266, driven by grant funding from Manchester City Council.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• 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
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN HERSTELLchair
• ADELE STRETCH
• Peter Tomcik

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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