HOMELESS LINK

Charity number: 1089173
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity undertakes a number of key activities. These comprise: 1) Ending Homelessness 2) Research and Development 3) Social Enterprise 4) Funds for Grant Distribution 5) Membership and Campaigning

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£10,028,561

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Donations and legacies £323.96k
Charitable activities £9.20m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £21.59k
Other £478.98k

Total expenditure:
£10,151,921

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Raising funds £26.54k
Charitable activities £10.13m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £537,300 from 1 government contract(s) and £1,543,263 from 7 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £26.54k
Charitable expenditure £10.13m

People

110 Employee(s)

12 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 5
£70k to £80k 2
£80k to £90k 3
£90k to £100k 1
£100k to £110k 1
£110k to £120k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 November 2001: Standard registration
  • 18 May 2021: Funds received from 290599 SITRA (SERVICES)
  • 17 November 2021: Funds received from 1166717 CHIPPENHAM STREET PASTORS
  • 25 October 2022: Funds received from 1115636 THE DRAYTON AND FARLINGTON ACTION GROUP
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
04313826 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jamie Andrew Burton KC Trustee 19 December 2024
None on record
Gill Arukpe Trustee 05 December 2024
None on record
Eleanor McNeil Trustee 05 December 2024
None on record
Simon Hewett-Avison Trustee 15 December 2023
B&Q Foundation
Received: On time
Derek Heath Trustee 15 December 2023
None on record
Janice Elizabeth Hughes Trustee 15 December 2023
None on record
Scott Andrew Robson Trustee 13 December 2023
None on record
Adele Duncan Trustee 02 December 2022
None on record
Ross Watkins Trustee 12 October 2021
HERTS YOUNG HOMELESS GROUP
Received: On time
Maria Iglesias Trustee 09 December 2020
None on record
Harish Sumanlal BHAYANI Trustee 19 October 2017
None on record
Angela Lennox Trustee 26 July 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £9.22m £21.79m £11.47m £8.76m £10.03m
Total expenditure £9.05m £21.65m £11.87m £9.02m £10.15m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £508.19k £537.30k
Income from government grants £2.48m £10.63m £1.57m £1.75m £1.54m
Income - Donations and legacies £322.24k £315.28k £383.80k £288.40k £323.96k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £8.81m £21.47m £11.07m £8.47m £9.20m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £19.71k £0 £13.30k £150 £21.59k
Income - Other £64.63k £0 £0 £0 £478.98k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £9.03m £21.62m £11.85m £9.01m £10.13m
Expenditure - Raising funds £13.17k £26.63k £25.33k £12.22k £26.54k
Expenditure - Governance £33.94k £46.81k £58.70k £0 £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £2.54m £15.34m £4.25m £0 £143.72k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £184.46k £136.42k £153.22k £348.74k £130.05k
Long-term investments £2 £2 £1 £1 £1
Other assets £4.25m £4.62m £4.90m £4.47m £4.86m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £2.76m £2.93m £3.64m £3.67m £3.96m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 03 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 03 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 27 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 27 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 31ST OCTOBER 2001 AND AMENDED 8 JULY 2003, 28 MARCH 2007 AND BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 17 MARCH 2009. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 DEC 2017 as amended on 02 Dec 2022

Charitable objects

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND NEED WHICH IS MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, CAUSED BY HOMELESSNESS OR THAT MAY RESULT IN HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, EDUCATION, ADVICE, SYSTEMS, PROCESSES, AID AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER BODIES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Homeless Link
3rd Floor
Minories House
2-5 Minories
London
Phone:
07958417802
Email:
info@homelesslink.org.uk
Website:

www.homeless.org.uk Open in new window