STANDING TALL CIO
Standing Tall works alongside people experiencing homelessness and matches them with employment opportunities enabling them to take control of their lives and move away from the streets for good.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £1,231 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total funds decreasing slightly to £99,211. Unrestricted free reserves were £55,773, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of securing three months of core costs estimated at £60,549. The trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate, citing the current level of unrestricted reserves as sufficient.
What the accounts disclose
“No employee earned more than £60,000 during the current or prior year.” — page 14
“The trustees have a reserves policy to work towards securing and retaining 3 months of core costs as the charity’s unrestricted reserves. This is estimated to be £60,549 based on expenditure for the final three months of 2024/25.”
Trustees
- Mark Ashfieldchair
- Alexandra Marks
- Anoushka Kenley
- Lee Lam
- Luke Hunter
- Saba Arab
- Simon Day
- Sophia Hollis
- Steve Lappin
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £401k | £403k |
| 30/06/2024 | £248k | £192k |
| 30/06/2023 | £177k | £213k |
| 30/06/2022 | £195k | £131k |
| 30/06/2021 | £64k | £57k |
Common questions
Is STANDING TALL CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £1,231 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total funds decreasing slightly to £99,211. Unrestricted free reserves were £55,773, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of securing three months of core costs estimated at £60,549. The trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate, citing the current level of unrestricted reserves as sufficient. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
What does the highest-paid employee of STANDING TALL CIO earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.
Who funds STANDING TALL CIO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name STANDING TALL CIO as a grant recipient include THE DULVERTON TRUST, Bates Wells Foundation, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST, RE:VISION NORTH LIMITED.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | FY2026 | £30k | Core Costs |
| Bates Wells Foundation | FY2022 | £20k | Stephen Lloyd Awards winner |
| WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £15k | Grant |
| THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST | FY2025 | £10k | Corporate funding new income stream project |
| RE:VISION NORTH LIMITED | FY2025 | £8k | Relief of unemployment and provision of training/employment opportunities |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £8k | |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | Towards support work with homeless people. |
| THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY | FY2025 | £5k | North of England |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £1k | |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £500 | |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £500 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/12/2023 | £250k | Stand UP Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/11/2023 | £10k | Standing Tall for homeless in Birmingham |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/08/2022 | £10k | Stable jobs and safe homes to move away from the streets for good |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/07/2021 | £10k | Stable jobs enables transition |
| UK government | 13/10/2020 | £10k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| TRUST FOR LONDON | 2 | £145k |
| THE CHERUBY TRUST | 1 | — |
| THE ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR | 1 | £1.0m |
| ROYAL DOCKS TRUST (LONDON) | 1 | £120k |
| THE J A R CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £80k |
| GLOBAL DIALOGUE | 1 | £57k |
| The Portal Trust | 1 | £40k |
| THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST | 1 | £36k |
Charities like this
- Stand Together Network
- Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse
- STREETS OF LONDON
- TRINITY HOMELESS PROJECTS
- STEP BY STEP PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
- HOUSING THE HOMELESS CENTRAL FUND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANDING TALL CIO | £401k | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Stand Together Network | £308k | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse | £4.4m | £70,001 - £80,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STREETS OF LONDON | £482k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TRINITY HOMELESS PROJECTS | £5.9m | £70,001 - £80,000 | 2 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STEP BY STEP PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | £4.6m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |