EQUINOX CARE

Registered charity 296694 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EQUINOX

Equinox works to help and support individuals with drink and/or substance misuse issues, mental health issues and those caught in the Criminal Justice system. We provide housing and/or support or counselling.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · 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 surplus of £194k but remains in a significant unrestricted fund deficit of £2,151k. The trustees consider the results disappointing due to funding volatility and rising costs, though they maintain a viable business plan with adequate support from the group. A large defined benefit pension deficit of £2,153k is present, supported by a robust repayment plan.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02114430

What the charity says about itself (2025)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Mark Milton — Group CEO (source)
• Naomi Atkinson — Director of Central Services and Transformation (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• UK Centre for Carnival Arts — “The UK Centre for Carnival Arts is an official partner for the 2026 Luton International Carnival, collaborating with SIG Penrose Roots on a …” (source page)
• Regency Power Generators — “Regency Power Generators offered a one-off donation to SIG Penrose Women’s Refuge , supporting women and families fleeing domestic abuse.” (source page)
• The Co-op Community Fund — “The Co-op Community Fund is supporting SIG Penrose Bridge House in developing wellbeing, community, and recovery-focused activities for resi…” (source page)
• BeActive Luton — “BeActive Luton partners with SIG Penrose Roots on upcoming initiatives linked to Recycle a Bike, supporting physical activity, skill-buildin…” (source page)
• Luton Rising’s Community Investment Fund — “London Luton Airport , through Luton Rising’s Community Investment Fund, provides sustained support to SIG Penrose STEPS , enabling multi-ye…” (source page)
• ASDA Luton — “ASDA Luton provides regular in-kind donations for celebrations and events at SIG Penrose Roots , alongside fundraising efforts led by the St…” (source page)
• The Mercers’ Company — “The Mercers’ Company ‘s Members’ Philanthropy Programme provided a one-off grant to support Safe Ground’s Man Up? programme , contributing t…” (source page)
• Barratt David Wilson Kent — “Barratt David Wilson Kent supported SIG Pathways to Independence with a one-off donation through their Community Fund.” (source page)
• Tesco — “Tesco supports SIG Penrose Roots through its Stronger Starts programme, helping us deliver healthy food, skills development, and wellbeing a…” (source page)
• The Flooring Group — “The Flooring Group generously donates flooring to help refurbish and enhance SIG services . Their support enables us to create safer, more w…” (source page)
• Chestnut Green Limited — “Chestnut Green Limited . provides an annual donation to SIG Penrose Roots , supporting our therapeutic horticulture programme for people in …” (source page)
• Big Yellow Storage Fulham — “Big Yellow Storage Fulham is helping us provide comfort and dignity to women and families escaping domestic abuse at SIG Penrose RBKC Women’…” (source page)

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.

• WAKEFORD, Joseph Frederick Charles — director, appointed 11/03/2026on trustee list
• ESCOTT-NEW, Rebecca Jane — director, appointed 17/12/2025on trustee list
• NORMAN, Frida — director, appointed 17/12/2025on trustee list
• KANE, Cathy — director, appointed 28/11/2024on trustee list
• BOAKYE, Kobi — director, appointed 28/11/2024on trustee list
• BARTON, Claire Elizabeth — director, appointed 04/02/2022on trustee list
• KERR, Dylan Andrew — director, appointed 26/02/2020on trustee list
• JENKIN, Stuart Roderick — director, appointed 01/11/2018on trustee list
• NAQI, Syed Ali — secretary, appointed 27/05/2026

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Equinox Care — Deregistered, 12 registered locations, last inspected 09/08/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CATHY KANE · trustee of 4 other charities
• Claire Barton · trustee of 4 other charities
• Dylan Kerr · trustee of 4 other charities
• Frida Norman · trustee of 2 other charities
• Joseph Frederick Charles Wakeford
• Kobi Boakye · trustee of 4 other charities
• Rebecca Escott-New · trustee of 4 other charities
• Stuart Jenkin · trustee of 7 other charities

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EQUINOXE TRUST.

• THE EQUINOXE TRUST income £785k
• THE EQUITIX FOUNDATION income £207k
• THE EQUILIBRIUM FOUNDATION income £151k
• EQUITABLE CHARITY TRUST income £367k
• THE EQUILIBRIUM CHARITABLE TRUST income £192k
• HOUSING JUSTICE income £3.0m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.