CHICHESTER HEART FOR HOMELESS

Registered charity 1185120 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We work with churches of different denominations to serve homeless people in the city of Chichester. We do this by providing hot meals in church premises, with an emphasis on welcome and hospitality. We have employed an outreach worker and trained volunteers. We work with other charitable and statutory agencies to help direct people who are homeless to appropriate sources of support.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£121k
Latest spending
£61k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £95,167 against a stated policy target of six months' running costs, indicating reserves are above the current policy threshold. The charity reports a net incoming resource of £59,933 for the year and confirms adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ running costs (held: £61k)
Our policy is now to hold six months’ running costs in reserve.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£121k£61k
31/03/2024£82k£58k
31/03/2023£62k£53k
31/03/2022£20k£40k
31/03/2021£49k£30k

Common questions

Is CHICHESTER HEART FOR HOMELESS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £95,167 against a stated policy target of six months' running costs, indicating reserves are above the current policy threshold. The charity reports a net incoming resource of £59,933 for the year and confirms adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2024£20kChichester HEART for Homeless
UK government01/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund