HOMELESS HAMPERS

Registered charity 1187729 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of essential items, such as food, drink, clothing, blankets, sleeping bags, accessories & toiletries; through city centres outreaches, direct to shelters and hostels and parcels to those newly housed and living in financial hardship.Providing support and sign posting to housing options, as well as other appropriate advice and educational support.

Objects

1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN YORKSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS, SUCH AS FOOD, DRINK, CLOTHING, BLANKETS, SLEEPING BAGS, ACCESSORIES & TOILETRIES, ON CITY OUTREACHES; AS WELL AS THE PROVISION OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO THOSE NEWLY HOUSED AND LIVING IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, AS AND WHEN REQUIRED.2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN YORKSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH DONATIONS TO OTHER CHARITIES PROVIDING SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATING THOSE IN NEED IN THE AREA, SUCH AS; HOSTELS, DAY CENTRES AND OUTREACH TEAMS.3. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN YORKSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING PRACTICAL SUPPORT AND SIGN POSTING TO HOUSING OPTIONS, PROVIDING OTHER APPROPRIATE ADVICE AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £46,052 at year-end, which exceeds its stated minimum policy target of £25,000. The trustees confirm there are no liabilities or other commitments and express confidence in continuing operations despite economic pressures.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Homeless Hampers (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Punjabi Heaven — “These generous companies have chosen to work in partnership with us and without them we wouldn’t be able to help our homeless friends. From …” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• AKBAL SURYAVANSI · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christine Benson
• David Hennessy
• Gianjit Tina Suryavansi
• Ian Twaddle

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

Operates in: Bradford City · City Of Wakefield · Leeds City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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