FEED UP WARM UP

Registered charity 1186381 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve the needs of homeless persons, or those at risk of homelessness, in Hitchin and Stevenageand the surrounding areas by the provision of drop in centres providing food, drink, shelter, warmth,replacement clothing, haircuts, access to footcare, companionship, advice, signposting and support.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS PERSONS, OR THOSE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, IN HITCHIN AND STEVENAGE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF DROP-IN CENTRES PROVIDING FOOD, DRINK, SHELTER, WARMTH, REPLACEMENT CLOTHING, HAIRCUTS, ACCESS TO FOOTCARE, COMPANIONSHIP, ADVICE, SIGNPOSTING AND SUPPORT.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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 · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£124k

Latest spending

£120k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stand at £206,894, which the trustees describe as more than 18 months of operating costs at current levels of activity. The charity reported a net income increase for the year, with total funds carried forward rising to £214,778. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £207k)

“Free reserves stand at £206,894, more than 18 months of operating costs at current levels of activity.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Consultancy services paid to Mr Shane Cole, who became an employee in July 2024.

“During the year ended 31 December 2024 the charity made payments of £12,240 (2023: £26,202) to Mr Shane Cole in respect of consultancy services supplied to the charity. Mr Cole became an employee of the Charity in July 2024.” — page 16

“Volunteers of Feed Up Warm up started a football team during the year ended 31 December 2022. Income and expenditure relating to this was processed through the charity but has been accounted for separately as custodian funds. As per the table below, a balance of £2,896 was owed to Feed Up Warm Up by the football team at 31 December 2024” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Custodian funds held for a football team started by volunteers, with a balance owed to the charity.

“During the year ended 31 December 2024 the charity made payments of £12,240 (2023: £26,202) to Mr Shane Cole in respect of consultancy services supplied to the charity. Mr Cole became an employee of the Charity in July 2024.” — page 16

“Volunteers of Feed Up Warm up started a football team during the year ended 31 December 2022. Income and expenditure relating to this was processed through the charity but has been accounted for separately as custodian funds. As per the table below, a balance of £2,896 was owed to Feed Up Warm Up by the football team at 31 December 2024” — page 14

Per its FY2024 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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — feed up warm up (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (22/05/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Elizabeth Wills
Fiona Tranter
Keith Garrell
Richard O'Brien

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£124k	£120k
31/12/2023	£166k	£129k
31/12/2022	£152k	£91k
31/12/2021	£111k	£45k
31/12/2020	£75k	£29k

Common questions

Is FEED UP WARM UP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stand at £206,894, which the trustees describe as more than 18 months of operating costs at current levels of activity. The charity reported a net income increase for the year, with total funds carried forward rising to £214,778. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FEED UP WARM UP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FEED UP WARM UP as a grant recipient include The Peter Willmott Foundation, THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The Peter Willmott Foundation	FY2023	£5k	A homeless charity providing a safe, welcoming space for guests and community support where it’s needed most across Hertfordshire
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k

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	22/04/2022	£10k	Feed up warm up