FAITH IN ACTION MERTON HOMELESSNESS PROJECT

Charity number: 1101165
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Faith In Action Merton Homelessness Project operates a Drop-In centre for street sleepers and the vulnerably housed, offering friendship, hot meals, showers, washing machine, fresh clothes and help with moving on. It also provides accommodation in a Winter NIght Shelter.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £303,777
Total expenditure: £268,353

Total income includes £26,303 from 4 government grant(s)

People

12 Trustee(s)

500 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Merton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 December 2003: Standard registration
  • 10 July 2023: Funds received from 1155031 MERTON VINEYARD CHURCH
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FAITH IN ACTION MERTON HOMELESSNESS PROJECT (Previous name)
  • MERTON FAITH IN ACTION HOMELESSNESS PROJECT (Previous name)
Company number:
04352872 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
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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
Bernard Eugene McAlister Chair 06 May 2021
None on record
Thomas Edward Barber Trustee 16 February 2026
None on record
Brandie Opone Trustee 16 February 2026
None on record
Elizabeth Kerin Robinson Trustee 06 January 2026
None on record
Kevin Laws Trustee 28 April 2024
None on record
Martin Robert Bushaway Trustee 11 April 2024
None on record
Jane Bush Trustee 04 May 2023
None on record
TALAT MALIK Trustee 01 December 2022
WIMBLEDON MOSQUE
Charity reporting is overdue by 63 days
Caroline Ewart Trustee 01 December 2022
None on record
Carol Susan Graves Trustee 29 September 2022
THE ORTHODOX EUCHARISTIC COMMUNITY IN SOUTH LONDON
Received: On time
Robin Napier Goodchild Trustee 23 June 2022
None on record
Richard Rawes Trustee 17 February 2022
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 £215.15k £122.57k £199.74k £258.38k £303.78k
Total expenditure £168.26k £175.22k £214.65k £291.76k £268.35k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k £10.00k £34.69k £96.72k £26.30k

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 13 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 13 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 08 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 08 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 February 2024 29 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 February 2024 29 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 14 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 14 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 06 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 06 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 INCORPORATED 14/01/2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/12/2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/04/2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/09/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10 MAR 2016 as amended on 19 Mar 2020

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON AND ITS ENVIRONS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION,ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR VULNERABLY HOUSED,SUFFERING FROM ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN NEED OF HELP IN ACQUIRING A SETTLED WAY OF LIFE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Wimbledon Guild of Social Welfare
Guild House
30-32 Worple Road
LONDON
SW19 4EF
Phone:
07843 280 419
Email:
team@mertonfaithinaction.org
Website:

http://www.mertonfaithinaction.org/ Open in new window