Registered charity (CIO) · Crewe
The National House Project
- 9 trustees
- Income £1.3m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Mark Ashton LeithChair · since 2020
- Alison Jane O'SullivanTrustee · since 2026
- Dambile Mercy NkunikaTrustee · since 2025
- James John RobertsTrustee · since 2023
- Jason Mark SteadTrustee · since 2025
- Jessica LEE HollandTrustee · since 2018
- Mark OsborneTrustee · since 2023
- Samantha Jane WilcoxTrustee · since 2026
- Stephen KorrisTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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Public contracts won
1 contractFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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The National House Project Membership Agreement
The National House Project (NHP) is a targeted initiative designed to provide stable, supportive, and long-term housing solutions for vulnerable children and young people, particularly those transitioning out of care. To deliver this projec…
About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland
- Website
- www.thehouseproject.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.3m£1.1m
- 2024£1.0m£1.2m
- 2023£791k£1.1m
Earlier years
- 2022£764k£816k
- 2021£989k£665k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 55%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE AND RELIEF OF THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN, OR OTHERWISE EXPERIENCED, THE PUBLIC CARE SYSTEM INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY:(A) THE PROVISION OF INDEPENDENT HOUSING SOLUTIONS WITHIN A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT IN ORDER TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT LIVING; AND(B) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES;3.1.2 THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) AMONG INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THEIR SOCIAL POSITION, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY OF THE PUBLIC CARE SYSTEM AND THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND TRAINING NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE TO THEM BY VIRTUE OF THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION.3.2 FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE 3 THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:3.2.1 "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING WITHIN, OR OTHERWISE HAVING EXPERIENCED, THE PUBLIC CARE SYSTEM; AND 3.2.2 "INDEPENDENT HOUSING SOLUTIONS" RELATES TO THE DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH HOUSING CAN BE PROVIDED TO YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVING CARE OFFERING SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE THE SECURITY, CONSISTENCY AND STABILITY REQUIRED FOR THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY OF THE PUBLIC CARE SYSTEM.
Grants received
9 grants · £1,486,500 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,000,000
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £150,000
- The Segelman Trust · £110,000 (3 grants)
- The Leathersellers' Foundation · £100,000
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £75,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Mark Ashton Leith Chair since 2020
- Alison Jane O'Sullivan since 2026
- Dambile Mercy Nkunika since 2025
- Jessica LEE Holland since 2018
- James John Roberts since 2023
- Jason Mark Stead since 2025
- Mark Osborne since 2023
- Samantha Jane Wilcox since 2026
- Stephen Korris since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Mark Ashton Leith Chair since 2020
- Jessica LEE Holland since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Mark Ashton Leith Chair since 2020
- Dambile Mercy Nkunika since 2025
- Jessica LEE Holland since 2018
- James John Roberts since 2023
- Jason Mark Stead since 2025
- Mark Osborne since 2023
- Samantha Jane Wilcox since 2026
- Stephen Korris since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Alison Jane O'Sullivan since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
5.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 16.6 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1179743
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 30 Aug 2018
- Contact on the register
- 01270 215888 · enquiries@thehouseproject.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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