A charity working with people who have been in prison has announced that it will close this month after repeatedly failing to secure funding in recent months.
The West Yorkshire Community Chaplaincy Project (WYCCP), which operates a resettlement service, said it would close on 16 October.
Based at HMP Leeds, WYCCP said in a statement it took the decision “following a number of funding rejections over the last few months leading to an untenable cash flow position”.
“As you may imagine staff and the board are devastated by this news and the effect that it’ll have on our service users, all vulnerable people many of whom need ongoing support,” it said.
“We’re working hard to ensure some sort of transition for them and seeking to signpost them to alternative sources of support.”
WYCCP registered as a charity in 2005 and is a multi-faith community chaplaincy with a core focus on rehabilitating prisoners from HMP Leeds.
In the year ending 31 March 2025, WYCCP recorded a total income of £271,000, most of which came from charitable funders such as the National Lottery Community Fund, Henry Smith Foundation and Garfield Weston.
The charity’s total expenditure in 2024-25 was £284,000, with £231,000 spent on staff costs and 6.3 full-time-equivalent employees during the year.
