The Healing Hubs
The Healing Hubs Charity Provides Befriending Services For Individuals Who Are Living With Disabilities, Health Or Financial Inequalities And May Be Feeling Overwhelmed, Bereaved, Or Lonely. The Befriending Services Are Provided By Scheduled Befriending Telephone Calls,Community Meeting Places And Warm Hubs. The Charity Accepts Referrals From The NHS, Adult Services And Community Organisations.
Objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ACROSS ENGLAND AND WALES, TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THOSE IN NEED DUE TO OLD AGE (60+), DISABILITY - INCLUDING LEARNING DISABILITIES OR POOR MENTAL HEALTH BY WAY OF: 1) THE PROVISION OF A FREE NATIONAL HELPLINE AND SIGNPOSTING SERVICE. 2) THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY MEETING PLACES 3) THE PROVISION OF EXCURSIONS, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's expenditure exceeded its income for the year, resulting in a decrease in bank balances from £41,882.41 to £8,269.90. The trustees confirm that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.
What the accounts disclose
“Fairways House, Southampton, provided rent-free by MDT Online / The Happy Healing Hut CIC”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £7,830 — grants £7,830 (1); 8% of the £102,754 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 12
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 10
Funders the charity credits
- Sport England
- The National Lottery
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- East Hampshire District Council
- Comic Relief
Trustees
- Sarah Greenwaychair
- Aimee Parkes
- Emily Parkes
- George Young
- Kate Cutler
- Susan Elizabeth Lampard
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £103k | £95k |
| 31/12/2024 | £93k | £51k |
| 31/12/2023 | £7k | £3k |
Common questions
Is The Healing Hubs financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's expenditure exceeded its income for the year, resulting in a decrease in bank balances from £41,882.41 to £8,269.90. The trustees confirm that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/10/2024 | £20k | The Healing Hubs Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 2 | £118k |
| ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION | 1 | £42k |
| SAMWORTH BROTHERS COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY FUND | 1 | £35k |
| THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £30k |
| DOVER SHOLEM COMMUNITY TRUST | 1 | £18k |
| DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND | 1 | £15k |
| CORAL | 1 | £12k |
| HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES | 1 | £11k |
Charities like this
- THE EMOTIONAL HELP HUB UK LTD
- THE COMMUNITY HUB
- THE HALLIWELL BEFRIENDING SERVICE
- OUR HOUSE COMMUNITY
- THE COUNSELLING HUB
- COMMUNITIES FOOD & WELLBEING HUB
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Healing Hubs | £103k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE EMOTIONAL HELP HUB UK LTD | £30k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE COMMUNITY HUB | £141k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE HALLIWELL BEFRIENDING SERVICE | £77k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OUR HOUSE COMMUNITY | £256k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE COUNSELLING HUB | £118k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |