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

Latest income
£56.8m
Latest spending
£55.9m
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

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

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).

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.

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.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
EU SUPPLY LIMITEDAdult Community Support and Enablement Service Framework12/04/2023£62.3m
CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCILProvider List for Supported Living Services in the Bradford District20/03/2023£180.0m
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardNHSWYICB - Learning Disability Respite Services——
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardNHSWYICB - Learning Disability Respite Services——
Leeds City CouncilResidential Alcohol Detoxification and Rehabilitation Service——
Newcastle City CouncilOpening 1 of the Mental Health Outreach and Social Inclusion Contract——

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)

Total income
£56.8m
Total spending
£55.9m
Reserves (reported)
£19.8m
Employees
1,179

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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£56.8m£55.9m
31/03/2024£53.1m£51.8m
31/03/2023£45.6m£46.6m
31/03/2022£43.7m£43.6m
31/03/2021£44.7m£45.4m

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

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/10/2025£129k"Bevin Boys: forgotten stories of WW2 in Sheffield"
Sport England27/08/2025£10kOxfield Town Sports Arena
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2025£18kBevan Court Allotments Community Orchard and wildlife areas
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/02/2023£4k"Remembering Stansfield View"
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2006£4kArts Workshops and Exhibition

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BOSCO SOCIETY LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST ANNE'S COMMUNITY SERVICES£56.8m£190,001 - £200,000—above—no doubt
BOSCO SOCIETY LTD FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
THE STABLE FAMILY HOME TRUST FY2025£4.0m£80,001 - £90,0001below—no doubt
OUTREACH COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FY2025£2.8m£70,001 - £80,0001below78.1%no doubt
HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE MIND FY2025£8.5m—0above—no doubt
3.13 FY2025£1.4m£80,001 - £90,000—below—no doubt

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