SHELTER FROM THE STORM

Charity number: 1125575
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of shelter, food, advice, counselling and other forms of charitable support to those who are homeless or otherwise socially and economically disadvantaged.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £484,417
Total expenditure: £512,817

People

7 Trustee(s)

120 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 August 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06631475 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Drewery Chair 21 November 2019
None on record
Karen Barke Trustee 12 December 2025
None on record
Katie Laura Edkins Trustee 27 October 2025
None on record
Jonathan Guy Brownlow Trustee 27 October 2025
None on record
Sarah Kong Trustee 07 October 2025
None on record
Dominic Gray Trustee 08 February 2023
None on record
Claude Papy Umuhire Trustee 29 September 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £526.71k £471.29k £526.20k £570.84k £484.42k
Total expenditure £433.11k £410.43k £454.98k £521.02k £512.82k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £526.15k N/A £524.02k £564.31k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A £1.30k £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment £561 N/A £885 £6.53k N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies £5.00k N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £431.05k N/A £451.93k £518.74k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £2.06k N/A £3.06k £2.28k N/A
Expenditure - Governance £0 N/A £3.60k £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A

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 2025 02 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 02 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 09 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 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 31 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 December 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 26 JUNE 2008 as amended on 26 Sept 2025

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR OTHERWISE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BY THE PROVISION OF SHELTER, FOOD, ADVICE. COUNSELLING AND OTHER CHARITABLE FORMS OF SUPPORT.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
Shelter From The Storm
124-128 City Road
LONDON
EC1V 2NX
Phone:
02072811363
Email:
mail@sfts.org.uk
Website:

www.sfts.org.uk Open in new window