WE ARE HUMANS
The prevention and relief of poverty, especially food poverty, by providing food, including cooked food, other essentials and support and advice to those residents of Dorset and surrounding areas who are homeless and/or in financial need.
Objects
THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, ESPECIALLY FOOD POVERTY, BY PROVIDING FOOD, INCLUDING COOKED FOOD, OTHER ESSENTIALS AND SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO THOSE RESIDENTS OF DORSET AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE HOMELESS AND/OR IN FINANCIAL NEED.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £22,948, while the trustees' policy targets holding reserves equivalent to nine months of expenditure. The filing notes that excluding a one-off loan and grant, donations increased by 33% and day-to-day spending remained static, reflecting strict cost control.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees believe that, in the long term, it is prudent to hold unrestricted reserves equivalent to 9 months of expenditure.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Andrew Francis Lesley Talbotchair
- Clive Ashley Wingfield
- Karen Elaine Ralph
- Malgorzata Maria Roj
- Paul Francis Feeney
- Stephen Charles Easter
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2026 | £102k | £45k |
| 31/01/2025 | £31k | £27k |
| 31/01/2024 | £29k | £11k |
Common questions
Is WE ARE HUMANS financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £22,948, while the trustees' policy targets holding reserves equivalent to nine months of expenditure. The filing notes that excluding a one-off loan and grant, donations increased by 33% and day-to-day spending remained static, reflecting strict cost control. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO | 2 | £30k |
| THE BATCHWORTH TRUST | 2 | £12k |
| THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £493k |
| IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £197k |
| THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION | 1 | £60k |
| NEWBY TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £50k |
| Army Benevolent Fund | 1 | £50k |
| THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST | 1 | £43k |
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- HUMANS MCR
- WEYMOUTH FOODBANK
- We Are With You
- LETCHWORTH FOODBANK
- FEEDING FAMILIES
- TOOTING COMMUNITY KITCHEN
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WE ARE HUMANS | £102k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| HUMANS MCR | £248k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WEYMOUTH FOODBANK | £104k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| We Are With You | £87.0m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| LETCHWORTH FOODBANK | £228k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FEEDING FAMILIES | £913k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |