LOOSE ENDS NEWBURY

Registered charity 1189240 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a drop in centre serving food to the homeless and vulnerable in the Newbury area. The preparation and serving of meals is our main function but we also provide groceries, tins, toiletries, clothes and bedding to those in need. It is also a place where people can socialise. We work with other organisations and agencies who can offer help and signpost those in need to the relevant groups.

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Latest income

£34k

Latest spending

£32k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated with a surplus of £1,404.35, increasing its unrestricted reserves from £86,805.36 to £88,209.71. All services were delivered by unpaid volunteers, resulting in no staff costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Loose Ends Newbury (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).

Greenham Trust — “Community Group of the Year 2020 - Supported by Greenham Trust” (source page)

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/08/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alice Fogg
Diana Lacey
Gillian Margaret Downs
Guy West
Paul Jenkinson

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

Operates in: West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£34k	£32k
31/05/2024	£34k	£19k
31/05/2023	£46k	£23k
31/05/2022	£69k	£84k
31/05/2021	£14k	£8k

Common questions

Is LOOSE ENDS NEWBURY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated with a surplus of £1,404.35, increasing its unrestricted reserves from £86,805.36 to £88,209.71. All services were delivered by unpaid volunteers, resulting in no staff costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LOOSE ENDS NEWBURY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LOOSE ENDS NEWBURY as a grant recipient include MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2024	£2k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2023	£1k

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	20/08/2021	£10k	Loose Ends Newbury Relocation