HEARTS AND HELPERS

Registered charity 1183267 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Working with communities across London, our mission is to provide essential goods and services to positively impact the lives of vulnerable people affected by all levels of homelessness.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£25k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £31,279 for the year ended 28th February 2025, resulting in total net assets of £31,279. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are currently below their stated policy target of six months' expenditure, though they are committed to addressing this shortfall through cost controls and fundraising.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £4k; policy: at least 6 months’ (26 weeks) expenditure)
“At present, the reserves are below the target level.” — page 6
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 — Hearts and Helpers (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).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£55k£25k
29/02/2024£10k£22k
28/02/2023£26k£53k
28/02/2022£107k£73k
28/02/2021£28k£20k

Common questions

Is HEARTS AND HELPERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £31,279 for the year ended 28th February 2025, resulting in total net assets of £31,279. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are currently below their stated policy target of six months' expenditure, though they are committed to addressing this shortfall through cost controls and fundraising. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HEARTS AND HELPERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HEARTS AND HELPERS as a grant recipient include THE PRET FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PRET FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/08/2024£177kHearts and Helpers Community Wellbeing Project
The National Lottery Community Fund21/04/2023£10kHearts and Helpers Community Connections Allotment Project
The National Lottery Community Fund10/12/2021£10kwe care packages
The National Lottery Community Fund27/11/2020£10ksupport packages for those effected by homelesness
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2020£10kCare kits for vulnerable people and those affected by homelessness