LEE'S REST HOUSES

Registered charity 221523 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides accommodation for the needy residents of Hull and district.

Objects

ACCOMODATION FOR POOR PERSONS WHO HAVE RESIDED OR CARRIED ON BUSINESS IN HULL FOR THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS OR THE HUSBAND, WIFE OR DEPENDANTS OF ANY SUCH PERSON. PREFERENCE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IN BETTER CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT WHO THROUGH MISFORTUNE OR SICKNESS HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO POVERTY OR COMPARATIVE POVERTY.

Area of benefit: CITY AND COUNTY OF KINGSTON UPON HULL

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,284,999, representing a decrease from the previous year's £1,482,153. The charity reported a net expenditure of £197,154 for the year, driven by significant property repair costs of £331,107. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~17.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 92.8% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthony Nicholsonchair
• Adrian Horsley
• JAMES CHRISTOPHER NEEDLER
• MRS ANN BOOTH
• NEIL RISEHAM
• Nicholas Luffingham
• Stephen Price
• Tina Wyatt

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

Operates in: Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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