IMPAKT HOUSING & SUPPORT

Registered charity 801035 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Y M C A BEDFORDSHIRE

Area of work:Housing homelessness people and women and children fleeing domestic abuse.Skills4 courses providing help, training, and practical support. F4YP support for marginalised kids4mation - social enterprise helping to alleviate poverty by supplying affordable furniture.Food 4 - providing fruit, veg & bakery items to people on benefits from a broad cross section.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£6.4m
Latest spending
£6.3m
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £159,148 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £1,685,446. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are equivalent to 3.5 months of annual operating expenditure, meeting the stated policy target of three months. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rental Income (68% of income)
“In 2024-25 the principal funding was derived from: e 68% Rental Income”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months operating costs (held: £1.7m)
“The Board's reserves policy is to build up general reserves by £50k to £100k per year, subject to year-end budget performance to cover three months operating costs.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Rawlinson Pryde Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — IMPAKT Housing & Support (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

26 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold); recorded price paid £3.4m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£6.4m
Total spending
£6.3m
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
87

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire · Luton · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£6.4m£6.3m
31/03/2024£5.7m£5.7m
31/03/2023£4.9m£4.7m
31/03/2022£4.7m£4.4m
31/03/2021£4.6m£4.4m

Common questions

Is IMPAKT HOUSING & SUPPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £159,148 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £1,685,446. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are equivalent to 3.5 months of annual operating expenditure, meeting the stated policy target of three months. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Rawlinson Pryde Ltd.

Who funds IMPAKT HOUSING & SUPPORT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name IMPAKT HOUSING & SUPPORT as a grant recipient include BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, MRS B L ROBINSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, THE TOY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£5k
BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£5kFund production of welcome packs for clients at women's refuges, domestic abuse trauma service, food distribution and skills training
MRS B L ROBINSON'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£4kPoverty
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE TOY TRUSTFY2024£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England08/07/2024£11kMidland House Gym
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation23/09/2020£7kGrant to YMCA Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation29/07/2020£5kGrant to YMCA Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation23/04/2020£8kGrant to YMCA Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation14/11/2019£6kGrant to YMCA Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation13/11/2019£4kGrant to YMCA Bedfordshire
The National Lottery Community Fund30/08/2018£299kFun 4 Young People (F4YP)
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation20/07/2018£7kGrant to YMCA Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation27/09/2017£5kFun 4 Young People - Autumn Half Term Seniors Trip

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FORTALICE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
IMPAKT HOUSING & SUPPORT£6.4m——above—no doubt
FORTALICE LIMITED FY2025£2.2mmore than £60,0001below—no doubt
SAFENET DOMESTIC ABUSE AND SUPPORT SERVICES LTD FY2025£8.0m——unclear—no doubt
BURY ST EDMUNDS WOMEN'S AID CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£536k—0within—noted
The Alongside Charity FY2025£11.2mover £60,0002within—no doubt
TRAFFORD DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£3.1m——unclear—no doubt

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