THE SINGLE HOMELESS PROJECT
Registered charity 287779 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Single Homeless Project is London's leading homelessness charity. We prevent homelessness, provide safe places to live and give over 10,000 people the opportunity to rebuild their lives and transform their futures every year. And we never give up.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £326,998 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £5,323,310. Per the trustees' report, the Board is confident that the charity has sufficient funds to continue as a going concern, supported by a cash balance of £7.11 million and total net assets of £6,976,875.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three years of cash outflow under a stressed scenario (held: £5.3m)
“the Board’s policy is to build a general fund of £2.5m. This represents approximately three years of cash outflow under a stressed scenario.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Single Homeless Project (matched by registered charity number).
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Advertised salaries (public job ads)
Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.
- Homeless Pathway Coordinator — Starting at £34,127.11 and rising incrementally to £36,947.49 per annum (pro-rata) · Greater London (On-site) · posted 5 days ago (seen 02/09/2026)
- Maintenance Operative — Starting at £30,662.86 and rising incrementally to £33,148.61 per annum · London (On-site) · posted 2 weeks ago (seen 02/09/2026)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£646k
Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (10/05/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Meeta Luthrachair · trustee of 1 other charity
- BHAVIN SHAH
- Chinyere Ugwu · trustee of 2 other charities
- Emilie McCarthy
- Ian Adams
- Jasmine Basran
- Priya Javeri
- Sadie Daryan
- Wil Lewis
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE SINGLE HOMELESS PROJECT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £326,998 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £5,323,310. Per the trustees' report, the Board is confident that the charity has sufficient funds to continue as a going concern, supported by a cash balance of £7.11 million and total net assets of £6,976,875. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds THE SINGLE HOMELESS PROJECT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SINGLE HOMELESS PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE BLOOM FOUNDATION, THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS, THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, The Portal Trust, CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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