ROBES PROJECT

Charity number: 1174060
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Robes Project is a volunteer run Charity, working with churches across Southwark and Lambeth to offer a helping hand out of homelessness.Our mission is to enable those who find themselves homeless to access various means of support and accompany our guests on their journey to rebuild their lives.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2025

Total income: £226,857
Total expenditure: £295,067

People

9 Trustee(s)

600 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Lambeth
  • Southwark

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 August 2017: CIO registration
  • 24 April 2019: Funds received from 1132622 THE ROBES PROJECT
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • THE ROBES PROJECT (Previous name)
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
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew McCall Chair 08 October 2025
None on record
Mary Ollard Trustee 08 October 2025
None on record
Mark Banham Trustee 08 October 2025
None on record
George O'Neill Trustee 08 October 2025
None on record
Juanita May-Lihg Fan Trustee 08 October 2025
None on record
Asad Ansari Trustee 28 September 2023
None on record
Matthew Hanney Trustee 09 December 2021
None on record
Sam Forsdike Trustee 09 December 2021
None on record
Wendy Thompson Trustee 16 July 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024 30/04/2025
Total gross income £318.21k £286.49k £195.53k £230.73k £226.86k
Total expenditure £293.38k £335.52k £230.55k £290.15k £295.07k
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

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 30 April 2025 29 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2025 29 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2024 25 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 25 February 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 28 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 28 February 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 15 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 15 February 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 09 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 13 September 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 01 Aug 2017 as amended on 08 Oct 2025

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS IN THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF SOUTHWARK AND LAMBETH BY THE PROVISION OF WINTER NIGHT SHELTERS,FOOD AND ADVICE,SUPPORT AND RE-SETTLEMENT SERVICES SO AS TO HELP THEM RE-BUILD THEIR LIVES.

Contact information

Address:
Southwark Cathedral Office
Montague Chambers
Montague Close
LONDON
SE1 9DA
Phone:
02074075623
Email:
robes.admin@robes.org.uk
Website:

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