ELLA'S HOME

Registered charity 1187529 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELLA'S

Providing independent long-term aftercare for women who have experienced abuse through trafficking and sexual exploitation

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income grew by 23% to £1,155,610, while total expenditure was £1,030,013, resulting in a surplus for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £301,343, which is slightly below the stated policy target of £306,000 required to cover three months of core running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Trusts and foundations (48% of income)
“48% of our income came from trusts and foundations, 11% from voluntary donations and 41% from charitable activities.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of core running costs (held: £301k)
“Ella’s’ policy for setting reserves is to ensure that the next three months of core running costs are covered by free reserves.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ella's (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £300k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£95k
Reserves (reported)
£367k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (59% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.2m£1.0m
31/08/2024£942k£983k
31/08/2023£725k£704k
31/08/2022£585k£528k
31/08/2021£498k£450k

Common questions

Is ELLA'S HOME financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income grew by 23% to £1,155,610, while total expenditure was £1,030,013, resulting in a surplus for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £301,343, which is slightly below the stated policy target of £306,000 required to cover three months of core running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

Who funds ELLA'S HOME?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ELLA'S HOME as a grant recipient include Impact London Collective, TRIBE FREEDOM FOUNDATION, LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES, QUAKER HOUSING TRUST LIMITED, ROSA FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Impact London CollectiveFY2025£150kAnnual Grant Fund
TRIBE FREEDOM FOUNDATIONFY2022£125kproviding independent long-term aftercare for women who have experienced abuse through trafficking and sexual exploitation
TRIBE FREEDOM FOUNDATIONFY2023£80kproviding independent long-term aftercare for women who have experienced abuse through trafficking and sexual exploitation
TRIBE FREEDOM FOUNDATIONFY2024£75kproviding independent long-term aftercare for women who have experienced abuse through trafficking and sexual exploitation
TRIBE FREEDOM FOUNDATIONFY2021£70kproviding independent long-term aftercare for women who have experienced abuse through trafficking and sexual exploitation
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALESFY2023£50kHousing and support for survivors of trafficking and sexual exploitation
QUAKER HOUSING TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£25kpurchase a safe home for women who have been trafficked
ROSA FUNDFY2023£25kStand With Us Fund
ROSA FUNDFY2024£25kStand With Us Fund
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£22k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£22k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20kMigrants and Refugees
QUAKER HOUSING TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£19kpurchase a safe home for women who have been trafficked
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2021£15k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIOFY2025£15kGrants
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2022£5kSMALLER GRANTS
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2024£5k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2022£5k
BETTER COMMUNITY BUSINESS NETWORK LIMITEDFY2023£3k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
TRIBE FREEDOM FOUNDATIONFY2025£2kproviding independent long-term aftercare for women who have experienced abuse through trafficking and sexual exploitation.
THE S M B TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, HERTFORDFY2025£450
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, HERTFORDFY2024£450Home mission and other churches
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2025£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust17/03/2025£22kA grant to Ella's Home
The National Lottery Community Fund13/03/2025£497kStrengthening Family and Community Survivor Support
A B Charitable Trust05/09/2024£3kA grant to Ella's Home
The National Lottery Community Fund23/08/2024£19kSafe housing for vulnerable women
A B Charitable Trust14/03/2024£22kA grant to Ella's Home
City Bridge Foundation19/09/2023£158kGrant to Ella's Home
The National Lottery Community Fund09/06/2023£10kElla’s’ Cleaning and Maintenance Services Social Enterprise Pilot
A B Charitable Trust20/04/2023£22kA grant to Ella's Home
Greater London Authority (GLA)10/03/2023£101kGrant to Ella's Home
A B Charitable Trust20/01/2022£20kA grant to Ella's
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2021£122kCommunity and Resettlement Service
Barrow Cadbury Trust21/09/2020£49kCOVID-19 - Ella's Home

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ELAYOS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ELLA'S HOME£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
ELAYOS FY2025£161k—0within—no doubt
THE ELM FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
WOMEN’S HEALTH MATTERS FY2025£803k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ELLIE MAWDSLEY FOUNDATION FY2025£136k—0unclear—no doubt
TRAFFORD DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£3.1m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.