TURNING LIVES AROUND LTD
Registered charity 515300 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEEDS CYRENIANS ASSOCIATION, LEEDS HOUSING CONCERN, LHC
The provision of accommodation with support and outreach work for vulnerable homeless people.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · 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 incoming resource surplus of £528,266 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following previous deficits. Per the trustees' report, this surplus continues to rebuild the charity’s reserves from a very depleted position, with total unrestricted and designated reserves reaching £1,137,568 and £130,296 respectively. The Supervisory Board confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability 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: a minimum level of reserves is maintained to ensure that Turning Lives Around can continue to provide a level of service having regard to possible future fluctuations in both income and expenditure (held: £1.1m)
“In line with the Charity Commission guidelines the Members of the Supervisory Board have formulated a reserves policy to ensure that a minimum level of reserves is maintained to ensure that Turning Lives Around can continue to provide a level of service having regard to possible future fluctuations in both income and expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: M White charged £17,500 for consultancy fees.
“In addition, during the year, M White charged the charitable company £17,500 (2024: £17,150) in respect of consultancy fees.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Brown Butler. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Steve Hoey — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Roshan Lal — Finance Director (source)
- Jenn Bravo — Services Director (source)
- Sophie Larner-Vincent — Director of HR (source)
- Lesley Hill — Services Director (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)
5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £447k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£89k
Reported reserves equal ~1.7 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 (99% 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Ben Robert Wadsworth
- Elizabeth Anne O'Connor
- Gary John Gallacher
- Michael Paul White
- Sean Heffernan
- Shaun Andrew Finegan
- Stephanie Nyirenda
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of Wakefield · Leeds City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TURNING LIVES AROUND LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £528,266 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following previous deficits. Per the trustees' report, this surplus continues to rebuild the charity’s reserves from a very depleted position, with total unrestricted and designated reserves reaching £1,137,568 and £130,296 respectively. The Supervisory Board confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Brown Butler.
Who funds TURNING LIVES AROUND LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TURNING LIVES AROUND LTD as a grant recipient include YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION, THE SHERIFFS' AND RECORDERS' FUND.
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