DEPAUL UK

Registered charity 802384 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DEPAUL TRUST · also registered in Scotland as SC049244 (OSCR)

To offer homeless and disadvantaged young people the opportunity to fulfill their potential and move towards a positive and independent future

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

Latest income

£25.3m

Latest spending

£24.0m

Registered

1989

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Group ended the year with a surplus of £1.3m, reversing a deficit from the previous year, driven by significant grant income for property purchases. However, the charity's free/unrestricted reserves remain in deficit at £1.252m, falling below the trustees' stated policy target of £1.5m to £2.3m, though the trustees confirm sufficient liquid resources to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)

“In the band £90,001 - £100,000” — page 61

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Supporting People (36% of income)

“Supporting People 8,564”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 27.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Our fundraising return on investment improved to 3.7:1 (2023: 3.4:1)”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.3m)

“The free reserves were below the policy minimum by £0.2m at the end of the year.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Depaul UK paid £150k to Depaul International as annual subscription and recharged £9k for financial administration; Depaul UK also incurred £80k costs on behalf of Depaul International.

“During the year Depaul UK paid £150k (2023: £150k) to Depaul International as annual subscription to the group. Depaul UK also recharged £9k (2023: £9k) towards the cost of financial administration and incurred costs of £80k (2023: £131k) on behalf of Depaul International” — page 71

“Depaul UK paid £2,875 in the year (2023: £2,500) to the Fundraising Regulator in respect of its annual levy.” — page 71

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Depaul UK paid £2,875 to the Fundraising Regulator.

“During the year Depaul UK paid £150k (2023: £150k) to Depaul International as annual subscription to the group. Depaul UK also recharged £9k (2023: £9k) towards the cost of financial administration and incurred costs of £80k (2023: £131k) on behalf of Depaul International” — page 71

“Depaul UK paid £2,875 in the year (2023: £2,500) to the Fundraising Regulator in respect of its annual levy.” — page 71

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Depaul Housing Services, Depaul UK Trading CIC

“Depaul UK has two of its own subsidiaries: Depaul Housing Services (DHS) and Depaul UK Trading CIC.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2023) to "below" (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Depaul UK (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Nicola Harwood — Executive Director of Operations (source)
Faye Puttock — Executive Director of Finance and IT (source)
Kristina Hedderly-Perez — Executive Director of Fundraising and Communications (source)
Helen Bullock — Director of People (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).

Computershare — “Computershare’s £200,000 milestone donation supporting young people at risk of homelessness We are delighted to announce that our corporate …” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Advertised salaries (public job ads)

Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.

Assistant Services Director — £49,237 per annum · London (On-site) · posted 1 week ago (seen 16/09/2026)
Senior Finance Officer — £41,484 per annum · London (On-site) · posted 1 week ago (seen 16/09/2026)
Client Involvement Manager — £39,080 per annum · Multiple Locations (On-site) · posted 1 week ago (seen 16/09/2026)
Deputy Outreach Manager — £32,606 per annum · Whitley Bay (On-site) · posted 2 days ago (seen 16/09/2026)
Deputy Outreach Manager — £32,606 per annum · Wallsend (On-site) · posted 1 week ago (seen 16/09/2026)
Progression Coach — £29,481 per annum · Manchester (On-site) · posted 2 days ago (seen 16/09/2026)
Young People Support Worker — £11,734.40 per annum (FTE £29,336 per annum) · Multiple Locations (On-site) · posted 2 days ago (seen 16/09/2026)
Family Support & Mediation Worker — £27,943 FTE, £11,177.20 actual salary · Whitley Bay (On-site) · posted 1 week ago (seen 16/09/2026)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£25.3m

Total spending

£24.0m

Cost of raising funds

£1.5m

Reserves (reported)

£1.3m

Employees

331

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (78% 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: 5.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

SANDEEP KATWALAchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Allee Bonnard
Anthony Ian Hellawell · trustee of 1 other charity
Charles William Haresnape
Elizabeth Jane Mickel
Eugene Patrick Curran
Kyla Kirkpatrick
Mark Vernon Thompson
Sister Maureen Anne Tinkler · trustee of 1 other charity
Urvashi Bhagat · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£25.3m	£24.0m
31/12/2023	£20.3m	£21.9m
31/12/2022	£18.0m	£18.6m
31/12/2021	£18.5m	£18.3m
31/12/2020	£16.5m	£16.9m

Common questions

Is DEPAUL UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Group ended the year with a surplus of £1.3m, reversing a deficit from the previous year, driven by significant grant income for property purchases. However, the charity's free/unrestricted reserves remain in deficit at £1.252m, falling below the trustees' stated policy target of £1.5m to £2.3m, though the trustees confirm sufficient liquid resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe UK LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of DEPAUL UK earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.

Who funds DEPAUL UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DEPAUL UK as a grant recipient include BENEFACT TRUST LIMITED, THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUST, CLARA E BURGESS CHARITY, The Merchant Taylors' Foundation, MONTPELIER FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BENEFACT TRUST LIMITED	FY2022	£500k	Cost of Living Crisis response
THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2023	£210k	general grant
CLARA E BURGESS CHARITY	FY2024	£181k
The Merchant Taylors' Foundation	FY2025	£102k	Proactive Stream
MONTPELIER FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2024	£100k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£98k
The Merchant Taylors' Foundation	FY2022	£97k	Proactive Stream
MONTPELIER FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2021	£55k
CLARA E BURGESS CHARITY	FY2023	£54k
THE MARY KINROSS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£50k	Youth
MONTPELIER FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2022	£50k
THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£50k
THE MARY KINROSS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£30k	Youth
THE MARY KINROSS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£30k	Nightstop programme support for young people at risk of homelessness
MONTPELIER FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2023	£30k
THE MARY KINROSS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£30k	Youth
CHARLES PLATER TRUST	FY2023	£25k	Nightstop London
CHARLES PLATER TRUST	FY2024	£25k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£15k
THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2025	£15k
CEO SLEEPOUT	FY2023	£15k
CEO SLEEPOUT	FY2024	£13k
SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£12k
THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£12k	to alleviate homelessness.
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£10k	Social Welfare and Community
AFPA TRUST	FY2025	£10k	Big Quiz
CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£7k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITY	FY2025	£6k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITY	FY2024	£6k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITY	FY2023	£6k	Providing relief for those in need or sickness and the advancement of life
MANCHESTER RELIEF IN NEED CIO	FY2024	£5k	Group Grant
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	FY2021	£5k
CHARLES PLATER TRUST	FY2025	£5k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2022	£5k	Homeless
CEO SLEEPOUT	FY2024	£4k
THE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHILD JESUS	FY2022	£3k	Other donations
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	FY2022	£3k	Section 2 f Charitable Organisations
MANCHESTER RELIEF IN NEED CIO	FY2023	£3k
SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
MANCHESTER RELIEF IN NEED CIO	FY2025	£2k
SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
MANCHESTER AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST FUND	FY2023	£790
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£500	Children and Young People
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£500

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/12/2025	£16k	Nightstop Greater Manchester: Keeping young people safe from homelessness
Community Foundation North East	20/02/2025	£9k	Grant to Depaul UK
Postcode Lottery	13/02/2025	£3.0m	Regular Grant 2025
Postcode Lottery	01/12/2023	£3.0m	Regular Grant 2024
Greater London Authority	17/03/2023	£197k	Pan-London Youth Hub
Postcode Lottery	16/02/2023	£3.1m	Regular Grant 2023
Community Foundation North East	18/08/2022	£5k	Grant to Depaul UK
Community Foundation North East	21/07/2022	£2k	Grant to Depaul UK
Community Foundation North East	21/07/2022	£5k	Grant to Depaul UK
Postcode Lottery	01/02/2022	£2.8m	Regular Grant 2022
Community Foundation North East	22/04/2021	£5k	A grant to Depaul UK
Greater London Authority	31/03/2021	£60k	Grant to Depaul UK
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/06/2020	£100k	Depaul UK - Emergency Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/09/2019	£10k	Nightstop South Yorkshire
UK government	20/12/2018	£10k	Building Connections Fund - Community Spaces
Community Foundation North East	18/09/2018	£600	To support the delivery of services to homeless young people in Tyne & Wear
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/08/2018	£10k	Safe@Last
The National Lottery Community Fund	31/05/2018	£240k	Nightstop North East
Community Foundation North East	06/05/2018	£750	Towards move in starter packs for young people moving on from the Simonside Newcastle hostel
City Bridge Foundation	23/11/2017	£120k	Grant to Depaul UK
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/08/2016	£400k	Get Up & Go
Northern Rock Foundation	06/01/2014	£1k	Grant awarded to Depaul Trust (Tyne & Wear)
Northern Rock Foundation	13/12/2013	£6k	Grant awarded to Depaul Trust (Tyne & Wear)
Northern Rock Foundation	05/03/2013	£90k	Grant awarded to Depaul Trust (North East)
City Bridge Foundation	31/10/2012	£100k	Grant to Depaul UK

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
London Homelessness Foundation	1	£498k
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION	1	£246k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	1	£95k
THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION	1	£60k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
EMMAUS U.K.	1	£40k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£40k
SWEATY BETTY FOUNDATION	1	£37k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Stay Charity.

Stay Charity income £2.2m
PATCHWORK PROJECT income £263k
CAUSEWAY EDUCATION LTD income £772k
DEPAUL HOUSING SERVICES income £1.1m
DEPAUL INTERNATIONAL income £73.5m
ST JAMES' CENTRE (DERBY) income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DEPAUL UK	£25.3m	£90,001 - £100,000	—	below	27.0%	no doubt
Stay Charity FY2025	£2.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PATCHWORK PROJECT FY2025	£263k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CAUSEWAY EDUCATION LTD FY2025	£772k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
DEPAUL HOUSING SERVICES FY2024	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DEPAUL INTERNATIONAL FY2024	£73.5m	£100,001 and above	—	above	—	no doubt

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