PROJECT 16:15

Registered charity 1187421 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLANK CANVAS MISSION, Café 16:15, Project 16:15 Community Outreach Café

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, PARTICULARLY THE HOMELESS, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECO

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Latest income

£41k

Latest spending

£25k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds were maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure, with actual unrestricted reserves of £18,504 reported at year-end. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £16,495 for the year, resulting in a total fund balance of £21,514. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern purposes.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £19k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (06/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Stan Robertsonchair
CLLR Julie Davenport
Craig Lewis
FLEUR MATTHEWS
Sallie Field
Sam Rumens
Tracey Gardner
Wayne Chalmers

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

Operates in: Bedford · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£41k	£25k
31/01/2024	£28k	£30k
31/01/2023	£28k	£50k
31/01/2022	£52k	£39k
31/01/2021	£52k	£39k

Common questions

Is PROJECT 16:15 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds were maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure, with actual unrestricted reserves of £18,504 reported at year-end. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £16,495 for the year, resulting in a total fund balance of £21,514. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern purposes. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PROJECT 16:15?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PROJECT 16:15 as a grant recipient include NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£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	05/05/2023	£10k	Community Support Vehicle
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/05/2020	£5k	Covid-19 Response