HOMELESS OXFORDSHIRE LIMITED
Registered charity 297806 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JULIAN HOUSING, JULIAN HOUSING PROJECT, LUTHER STREET DROP-IN CENTRE, OXFORD HOMELESS MEDICAL FUND, OXFORD HOMELESS PATHWAYS LIMITED, OXFORD NIGHT SHELTER LTD
Homeless Oxfordshire exists to help homeless people by providing accommodation and support towards independence.
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £1.2m in the year, marking a turnaround from previous deficits. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £1,797,562 were held, which is approximately £300,000 above the stated policy target range of £1,250,000 to £1,500,000. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 2-3 months expenditure (£1,250,000 to £1,500,000) (held: £1.8m)
“Based on the latest risk assessment the Trustees have concluded the organisation should hold Free Reserves in a range of £1,250,000 to £1,500,000. This equates to 2-3 months expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Homeless Oxfordshire (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Simon Hewett-Avison — CEO (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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £1.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£318k
Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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: 5.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Anthony Alexander
- Clare Periton
- David Cryer · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Carol Sweetenham
- Francis Webster
- James Boultbee
- Michael Adam Rudd · trustee of 1 other charity
- Natalie McClean
- Pamela Roberts
- Robin Rogers
- Vanessa Ann Ellis
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Oxfordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HOMELESS OXFORDSHIRE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £1.2m in the year, marking a turnaround from previous deficits. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £1,797,562 were held, which is approximately £300,000 above the stated policy target range of £1,250,000 to £1,500,000. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.
Who funds HOMELESS OXFORDSHIRE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOMELESS OXFORDSHIRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUST, BANBURY CHARITIES, MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST, OXFORD ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CITY OF OXFORD CHARITY LIMITED.
Known funders
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