ST ANNE'S COMMUNITY SERVICES
Registered charity 502224 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We provide support services throughout the North of England for people who are homeless, who have a learning disability, mental health problems or substance use problems. A wide range of services include Supported Living, Supported Housing, Registered Care and Nursing Homes,respite care, direct access and resettlement hostels and a range of community based support.
Causes: Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a total comprehensive surplus of £5.6m for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven largely by a £5.5m exit credit from the West Yorkshire Pension Fund. Free reserves stood at £12.4m, exceeding the stated policy target of over £7m, and the organisation confirmed it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Highest-paid employee band: £190,001 - £200,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £130k)
“£190,001 - £200,000 1” — page 51
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: over £7m (held: £12.4m)
“The Trustees have considered financial risks, sources of income and variability of costs and agreed the target level of free reserves before pensions, should be maintained at over £7m. This represents approximately two months of expenditure.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management recharge to subsidiary
“The organisation paid £37k (2024: £52k) during the year as a management recharge to St Anne's Trading Ltd, (see note 10). St Anne's Trading made a Gift Aid Distribution of profits to St Anne's Community Services of £18k (2024: £20k). There were no monies due from St Anne's Trading Ltd to St Anne's Community Services at the year-end (2024: £10k). In the year to 31 March 2028, the organisation paid the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG) membership of £4k (2024: £4k). The CEO of St Anne's Community Services is also a board member of VODG. There were no other related party transactions in the year.” — page 65
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: St Anne's Trading Limited
“St Anne’s Community Services has only one subsidiary: St Anne's Trading Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. St Anne's Community Services owns all the issued share capital of St Anne’s Trading Limited.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Anne's Community Services (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Azra Kirkby — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- John Cleland — Chair of the Board (source)
- Caroline Ashton — Vice Chair of the Board (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).
- Lush — “We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Lush for the kind donation of products for our clients.” (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.
- COWLEY-SHARP, Ryan Patrick Ronald — director, appointed 01/08/2026on trustee list
- PATTINSON, Victoria Hayley — director, appointed 01/08/2026on trustee list
- IJAZ, Muhammad — director, appointed 01/08/2026on trustee list
- ALLEN, Michael John — director, appointed 01/05/2026on trustee list
- FARRINGTON, Catherine Elizabeth — director, appointed 01/05/2026on trustee list
- PLACE, James Andrew Richard — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
- HODGSON, Stephen Terence — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
- LEYLAND, Rachel Joanna — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
- CLELAND, John — director, appointed 01/03/2024on trustee list
- DAY, Christopher Scott — director, appointed 01/03/2024on trustee list
- ASHTON, Caroline Jane — director, appointed 26/10/2022on trustee list
- LEECH, Alison Claire — director, appointed 16/03/2021on trustee list
- DALTON, Geoffrey Charles — director, appointed 28/01/2020not on trustee list
Official officers record.
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)
67 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (59 freehold); recorded price paid £672k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: St Anne's Community Services — Registered, 77 registered locations, 4 regulated activities, last inspected 18/12/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Trustpilot: St Annes scores 3.5/5 from 3 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (1,299 likes) · instagram (892 followers)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reserves (reported)
£19.8m
Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Whiteoak: Requires improvement (03/10/2019) · CQC record
- St Anne's Community Services - The Crescent: Requires improvement (03/09/2022) · CQC record
- St Anne's Community Services - Heatherstones: Requires improvement (21/12/2023) · CQC record
- St Anne's Community Services - Sutherland Court: Requires improvement (26/05/2022) · CQC record
- St Anne's Community Services - Leeds DCA: Requires improvement (23/12/2023) · CQC record
- St Anne's Community Services - Cardigan Road: Requires improvement (11/11/2023) · CQC record
- St Anne's Community Services - Shared Lives: Good (28/12/2023) · CQC record
- St Anne's Community Services - Boroughbridge Road: Good (30/01/2024) · CQC record
- St Anne's Community Services - Alcohol Services: Good (08/06/2026) · CQC record
- St Anne's Community Services - Cherry Tree Dispersed: Good (12/02/2019) · CQC record
- John Clelandchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Alison Leech
- Caroline Jane Ashton
- Catherine Elizabeth Farrington
- Christopher Scott Day
- Geoff Dalton
- James Place
- Michael John Allen · trustee of 1 other charity
- Muhammad Ijaz
- Rachel Leyland
- Ryan Patrick Ronald Cowley-Sharp
- Stephen Hodgson
- Victoria Hayley Pattinson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ST ANNE'S COMMUNITY SERVICES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total comprehensive surplus of £5.6m for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven largely by a £5.5m exit credit from the West Yorkshire Pension Fund. Free reserves stood at £12.4m, exceeding the stated policy target of over £7m, and the organisation confirmed it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe UK LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of ST ANNE'S COMMUNITY SERVICES earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £190,001 - £200,000 band.
Government & lottery funding
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