HELP THE HOMELESS LIMITED

Registered charity 271988 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HELP LTD

Our principal aim is to support the care and treatment of the single homeless.The reasons for their being homeless vary, but may include ill-health, those who are discharged offenders, drug and drink addicts or other adverse circumstances in their lives.We financially support hostels, drop-in centres and the like with grants.

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Latest income

£74k

Latest spending

£106k

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a loss of £43,586 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to a decrease in investment values. Despite this loss, the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,243,573 and stated it has sufficient cash balances to meet short-term liabilities. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to fund activities for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: produce an annual income of approximately £50,000 in today’s terms with growth in excess of inflation (held: £1.2m)

“Our target reserves policy is to produce an annual income of approximately £50,000 in today’s terms with growth in excess of inflation.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 01238563

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

FORSTER, Madeleine — director, appointed 20/01/2025on trustee list
TEREFENKO, Gregory John — director, appointed 21/10/2024on trustee list
LEES, Tracey — director, appointed 11/07/2022on trustee list
MCGOLDRICK, Eamon Peter — director, appointed 31/10/2016on trustee list
HOLMES, Stuart Jonathon — director, appointed 01/05/2012on trustee list
PRIEST, Katherine Ann — secretary, appointed 29/10/2019

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

EAMON PETER MCGOLDRICKchair
Gregory Terefenko
Madeleine Forster
STUART JONATHON HOLMES
Tracey Lees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£74k	£106k
31/03/2024	£105k	£102k
31/03/2023	£59k	£85k
31/03/2022	£165k	£83k
31/03/2021	£65k	£85k

Common questions

Is HELP THE HOMELESS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a loss of £43,586 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to a decrease in investment values. Despite this loss, the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,243,573 and stated it has sufficient cash balances to meet short-term liabilities. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to fund activities for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HELP THE HOMELESS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HELP THE HOMELESS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE BRISTOL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BRISTOL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY	FY2023	£100	India and Pakistan Independence Days fundraising

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	15/09/2006	£3k	The Society of Rotherfield Players