Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited
Registered charity 701376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARCH ( NORTH STAFFS) LIMITED, ARCH NORTH STAFFS, Concrete, Glow
We support disadvantaged children, young people, adults and families in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Derbyshire (inc Derby City) and Cheshire East. We support people in housing need or crisis to develop skills and confidence to live independently. We provide services to tackle domestic abuse, increase victims safety and work with perpetrators to address abusive behaviour to make positive change.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,217,050 for the year, with unrestricted funds standing at £3,026,000. The trustees report that the charity holds accumulated reserves equivalent to 2.7 months of operating expenditure, meeting their stated policy target. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“There are 2 employees (£60,001-£70,000) who received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of more than £60,000.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“There are 2 employees (£60,001-£70,000) who received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of more than £60,000.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (87% of income)
“Income from charitable activities was £10,495,569 (2024 - £9,942,693) of which £3,108,840 (2024 - £2,969,714) was attributable to restricted funds and £7,386,729 (2024 - £6,972,979) was attributable to unrestricted funds.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 2.7 months of operating expenditure (held: £3.0m)
“Unrestricted funds from any operating surplus will be held as accumulated reserves until the required level of 2.7 months of operating expenditure is achieved. As at 31st March 2025 the Charity held accumulated reserves to a level of 2.7 months.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Beever and Struthers. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 2 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Julie Guildford Smith — Chief Executive (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).
- Home Office — “Derbyshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, thanks to £1.3m Home Office funding, made it possible for Glow’s new 180 Project to launch in…” (source page)
- Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) — “Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) continue to support Concrete’s peer mentor and private lettings services throug…” (source page)
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.9 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).
- Alice Hemsley-Myers
- Arinola Anneke Adefila · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Andrew Stuart Davies
- Georgina Patel
- Laura Jayne Knight-Williams
- Tim Edwards
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire East · Derbyshire · Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,217,050 for the year, with unrestricted funds standing at £3,026,000. The trustees report that the charity holds accumulated reserves equivalent to 2.7 months of operating expenditure, meeting their stated policy target. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Beever and Struthers.
What does the highest-paid employee of Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.
Who funds Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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