01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 5 July 1997
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03366712
- Financial period
- 31 May 2024 – 30 May 2025
- Latest income
- £3,792,342
- Latest expenditure
- £3,144,123
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Homeless Action, 81-83 Abingdon Street, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1PP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.homelessaction.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The relief of poverty by the provision of accommodation to persons in need and providing support to clients to assist them with the wider issues of homelessness.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 May 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 March 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,792,342
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,144,123
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 May 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 March 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 March 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,990,502
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,775,138
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 May 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 March 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 March 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,285,748
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,027,107
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 May 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 March 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,656,249
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,812,928
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 May 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 March 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,962,086
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,204,878
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 May 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 March 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 3 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,792,342
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,144,123
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 39
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 May 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 March 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 21 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,990,502
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,775,138
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 15
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 May 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 March 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 27 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,285,748
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,027,107
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £10,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 May 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 March 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 14 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,656,249
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,812,928
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £8,956
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 13
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 May 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 March 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 4 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,962,086
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,204,878
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £19
- Income From Government Contracts
- 172949
- Income From Government Grants
- £68,615
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 3
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 May 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 March 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 3 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 226011
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2983198
- Income Investments
- 27035
- Income Other
- 556098
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3792342
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,997,876
- Expenditure Other
- 146247
- Expenditure Total
- 3144123
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8460
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 413191
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 69162
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £630,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3408315
- Assets Own Use
- 3408315
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,036,942
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £485,574
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,959,683
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 224102
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 261472
- Assets Cash
- £813,536
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3807610
- Funds Restricted
- 152073
- Funds Total
- 3959683
- Count Employees
- 27
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 May 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 March 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 21 March 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 144992
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 9332
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2808793
- Income Investments
- 27385
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2990502
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,775,138
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2775138
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8053
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 394435
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 53503
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £864,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2528720
- Assets Own Use
- 2528719
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,271,585
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £488,841
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,311,464
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 208345
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 280496
- Assets Cash
- £971,129
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3288129
- Funds Restricted
- 23335
- Funds Total
- 3311464
- Count Employees
- 26
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 May 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 March 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 27 March 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 48463
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3223012
- Income Investments
- 9713
- Income Other
- 4560
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3285748
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,027,107
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3027107
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7560
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 345757
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 52502
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £753,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2448142
- Assets Own Use
- 2448142
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,106,827
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £516,678
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,038,291
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 220201
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 296477
- Assets Cash
- £756,269
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3030576
- Funds Restricted
- 7715
- Funds Total
- 3038291
- Count Employees
- 28
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 May 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 March 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 14 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 22840
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3623770
- Income Investments
- 1779
- Income Other
- 7860
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3656249
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,144
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,809,784
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3812928
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7350
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 338707
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37149
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £688,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2321175
- Assets Own Use
- 2321175
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £955,748
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £497,273
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,779,650
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 200350
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 296923
- Assets Cash
- £773,313
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2768042
- Funds Restricted
- 11608
- Funds Total
- 2779650
- Count Employees
- 38
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 May 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 March 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 4 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 70529
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 14538
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3867630
- Income Investments
- 1073
- Income Other
- 8316
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3962086
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £14,150
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,190,728
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4204878
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6250
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 393780
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 27702
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,180,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1347226
- Assets Own Use
- 1347226
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,516,803
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £927,700
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,936,329
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 290062
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 637638
- Assets Cash
- £1,882,647
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2890193
- Funds Restricted
- 46136
- Funds Total
- 2936329
- Count Employees
- 41
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Sunderland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Tyne And Wear
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Blackpool
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HOMELESS ACTION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1997-07-05T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/05/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/12/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/12/2011NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 01/12/2011 AS AMENDED ON 11 JUN 2021AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10 MAR 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION TO PERSONS IN NEED AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 406312
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE ASHLEY FOUNDATION
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling