ACTION HOMELESS (LEICESTER) LIMITED
Registered charity 702230 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTION HOMELESS
The vision is to empower homeless people to transform their lives. Action Homeless is committed to ensuring that the range of services that it provides, from prevention through supported accommodation to resettlement, places the clients at the centre of all activity. This activity will ensure that the resources and funding are utilised to achieve an improvement in the quality of lives.
Causes: Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £992,775 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £5,030,329 and total resources expended of £4,037,554. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £547,221, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet unexpected events and contingencies, while designated reserves of £4,312,795 are ring-fenced for future property development and maintenance.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet unexpected events, irregular cash flow and contingencies (held: £547k)
“Good corporate governance dictates that the charity maintains sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet unexpected events, irregular cash flow and contingencies. Our Unrestricted Funds of £547,221 are considered sufficient to achieve this aim.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mayfield & Co (Accountants) Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "within" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Crane Charitable Funds — “£6,000 funding received from Crane Charitable Funds after nomination from Druck” (source page)
- One Stop Community Partnership Programme — “This has been made possible through funding from the One Stop Community Partnership Programme and Groundwork.” (source page)
- Groundwork — “This has been made possible through funding from the One Stop Community Partnership Programme and Groundwork.” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
44 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (28 freehold); recorded price paid £2.0m. 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
£39k
Reported reserves equal ~1.6 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 (82% 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: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/07/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Susan Billingtonchair
- Allison Peasgood
- Claire Hurst
- Felicity Jain Rhianna Pleydell
- Ian Christopher Chakravorty
- Mark Timothy Gallimore
- Neville John Wilkinson
- Pravin Parmar
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Derbyshire · Leicester City · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Northamptonshire · Nottinghamshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ACTION HOMELESS (LEICESTER) LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £992,775 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £5,030,329 and total resources expended of £4,037,554. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £547,221, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet unexpected events and contingencies, while designated reserves of £4,312,795 are ring-fenced for future property development and maintenance. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mayfield & Co (Accountants) Ltd.
Who funds ACTION HOMELESS (LEICESTER) LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTION HOMELESS (LEICESTER) LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE CARLTON HAYES MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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