OUTWARD HOUSING
Registered charity 800529 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Outward provides a range of housing, care and support services to vulnerable and disabled people. Our mission is to be a flexible responsive and reliable provider of housing and community support services, that is driven by a real understanding of - and firm commitment to - the unique needs and aspirations of each person we support
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved an operational surplus and maintained strong balance sheet ratios, buoyed by increased property valuations. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £4,932,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to provide reasonable financial stability and flexibility. The charity holds cash reserves exceeding £6 million, well above its internal target, although debtor days remain higher than target due to delays in local authority payments.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: CEO remuneration charged to charity.
“The Chief Executive Officer of Outward is employed by Newlon, and 95% of salary and employment on costs were recharged to Outward at cost.”
“During the year Outward received £30,099 of residual funds held by Newlon Fusion to further the charitable aims of Newlon Fusion”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Residual funds received from dissolved subsidiary Newlon Fusion.
“The Chief Executive Officer of Outward is employed by Newlon, and 95% of salary and employment on costs were recharged to Outward at cost.”
“During the year Outward received £30,099 of residual funds held by Newlon Fusion to further the charitable aims of Newlon Fusion”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Outward (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Nicky Boland — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Jane Everton — Chair (source)
- Elena Mouza — Director (source)
- Emma Richardson — Director (source)
- Katie Gutheim — 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.
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.
- HUI, Luis — director, appointed 10/12/2025on trustee list
- NORTON, Lance Wayne — director, appointed 24/09/2025on trustee list
- HUSSAIN, Nozmul — director, appointed 24/09/2025on trustee list
- TAIWO, Sidikat Iyabode — director, appointed 24/09/2025on trustee list
- PARKER, Kathleen Mary — director, appointed 11/12/2024on trustee list
- WOODWARD, Cleo Carla — director, appointed 11/12/2024on trustee list
- TANDY, Matthew John Gregory — director, appointed 27/09/2023on trustee list
- HAILE, Daniel Menghestab — director, appointed 12/07/2023on trustee list
- MUIR, Alison — director, appointed 19/01/2023on trustee list
- ELIZABETH HOWLETT, Jane — director, appointed 22/09/2022not on trustee list
- KAVANAGH, Elizabeth Frances — director, appointed 25/03/2020on trustee list
- BOLAND, Nicola Anne — secretary, appointed 01/12/2021
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £307k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Outward — Registered, 16 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 13/05/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reported reserves equal ~2.8 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Jane Elizabeth Howlettchair
- Alison Muir
- Cleo Carla Woodward
- Daniel Menghestab Haile
- Elizabeth Frances Kavanagh
- Kathleen Mary Parker
- Lance Wayne Norton
- Luis Hui
- Matthew John Gregory Tandy
- Nozmul Hussain
- Sidikat Iyabode Taiwo
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Sussex · Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is OUTWARD HOUSING financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an operational surplus and maintained strong balance sheet ratios, buoyed by increased property valuations. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £4,932,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to provide reasonable financial stability and flexibility. The charity holds cash reserves exceeding £6 million, well above its internal target, although debtor days remain higher than target due to delays in local authority payments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.
Who funds OUTWARD HOUSING?
Funders whose own accounts filings name OUTWARD HOUSING as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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