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Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited

Registered charity 701376 · organisation 701376

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received Late
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
31 March 1989
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02357520
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£10,694,095
Latest expenditure
£9,477,905
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 308 London Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 5AB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.honeycombgroup.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We support disadvantaged children, young people, adults and families in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Derbyshire (inc Derby City) and Cheshire East. We support people in housing need or crisis to develop skills and confidence to live independently. We provide services to tackle domestic abuse, increase victims safety and work with perpetrators to address abusive behaviour to make positive change.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
3 February 2026
Date Accounts Received
3 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£10,694,095
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,477,905
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£10,076,309
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,368,213
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
29 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
29 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£8,552,705
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,420,339
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£7,917,670
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,410,890
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£6,564,533
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,510,418

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
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
3 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£10,694,095
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,477,905
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
12
Count Govt Grants
£9
Income From Government Contracts
2204140
Income From Government Grants
£822,400
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
19
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£10,076,309
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,368,213
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
15
Count Govt Grants
£6
Income From Government Contracts
2770677
Income From Government Grants
£194,744
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
19
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
29 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£8,552,705
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,420,339
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
9
Count Govt Grants
£11
Income From Government Contracts
1525391
Income From Government Grants
£1,038,138
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
23
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£7,917,670
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,410,890
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
14
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£10
Income From Government Contracts
1574334
Income From Government Grants
£834,771
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£6,564,533
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,510,418
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
19
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£19
Income From Government Contracts
2570618
Income From Government Grants
£1,031,658
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
11

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
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
3 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
134220
Income Other Trading Activities
7955
Income Charitable Activities
10495569
Income Investments
50926
Income Other
6285
Income Total Income And Endowments
10694955
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£9,477,905
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
9477905
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1292679
Expenditure Depreciation
94211
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,115,957
Assets Total Fixed
687697
Assets Own Use
687697
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,322,030
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,881,270
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,128,457
Creditors One Year Total Current
1808270
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
73000
Assets Cash
£1,294,766
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3115957
Funds Restricted
12500
Funds Total
3128457
Count Employees
159
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
88043
Income Other Trading Activities
2621
Income Charitable Activities
9942693
Income Investments
29936
Income Other
13016
Income Total Income And Endowments
10076309
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£9,368,213
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
9368213
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1165921
Expenditure Depreciation
91785
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,898,907
Assets Total Fixed
690073
Assets Own Use
690073
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,970,219
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,748,885
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,911,407
Creditors One Year Total Current
1675885
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
73000
Assets Cash
£363,064
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1898907
Funds Restricted
12500
Funds Total
1911407
Count Employees
157
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
29 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
155973
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
8343286
Income Investments
7480
Income Other
45966
Income Total Income And Endowments
8552705
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£8,420,339
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
8420339
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1231307
Expenditure Depreciation
112282
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,190,810
Assets Total Fixed
621302
Assets Own Use
621302
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,577,055
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,995,047
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,203,310
Creditors One Year Total Current
1922047
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
73000
Assets Cash
£136,634
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1190810
Funds Restricted
12500
Funds Total
1203310
Count Employees
155
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
177886
Income Other Trading Activities
19067
Income Charitable Activities
7718640
Income Investments
616
Income Other
1461
Income Total Income And Endowments
7917670
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£8,410,890
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
8410890
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1028167
Expenditure Depreciation
104056
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,058,445
Assets Total Fixed
835464
Assets Own Use
835464
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,497,563
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,262,082
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,070,945
Creditors One Year Total Current
1189082
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
73000
Assets Cash
£433,082
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1058445
Funds Restricted
12500
Funds Total
1070945
Count Employees
161
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
84953
Income Other Trading Activities
1020
Income Charitable Activities
6477840
Income Investments
720
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
6564533
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,510,418
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6510418
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
793799
Expenditure Depreciation
65764
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,306,247
Assets Total Fixed
907650
Assets Own Use
907650
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,765,151
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,108,636
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,564,165
Creditors One Year Total Current
1035636
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
73000
Assets Cash
£236,742
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1306247
Funds Restricted
257918
Funds Total
1564165
Count Employees
144
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cheshire East
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Derbyshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Staffordshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Stoke-on-trent City
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1989-03-31T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/03/1989AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 07/04/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/11/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/03/2012 as amended on 18 Sep 2019 as amended on 05 Feb 2025
Charitable Objects
The charity’s objects (Objects) are specifically restricted to the following:(I) The education, relief and resettlement of homeless persons of 16 years of age or over within Staffordshire and surrounding areas, in particular by providing short term accommodation, counsel and advice and by assisting in the provision of permanent accommodation with the object of helping such persons to achieve a settled way of life;(II) The advancement of education among persons and agencies who are working with homeless people and in related fields including those who are working in the areas of drug or alcohol dependence, the care of ex-prisoners and with those who are in need of mental care;(III) The prevention of crime and the rehabilitation of offenders through the provision training, care, support and assistance to offenders, ex-offenders, those at risk of offending and their families;(IV) The relief and prevention of distress, suffering and need amongst victims and those at risk of domestic abuse or sexual abuse and their dependents including by providing safe and supportive spaces, temporary accommodations, community support services and education programmes, and working with those responsible to change their behaviour;(V) The provision of housing related services, facilities and amenities, for those in need by virtue of any of the factors mentioned in (VI) below; (VI) The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people within Staffordshire and surrounding areas from becoming or being socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society,provided that in fulfilling these Objects the Company shall operate on a basis of equality of opportunity, regardless of race, sex, creed, sexuality, disability or age.New definition for definition section :"socially excluded" means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one or more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed or sexual orientation or being transgender; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards); crime either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society.
Area Of Benefit
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
19797
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ARCH ( NORTH STAFFS) LIMITED
Charity Name Id
19799
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ARCH NORTH STAFFS
Charity Name Id
620807
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
Concrete
Charity Name Id
620806
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
Glow

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures