Church Homeless Charity

Charity number: 802801
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To raise funds to benefit homeless people and those in housing need and in particular, those cared for by Riverside Care and Support (formerly English Churches Housing Group)

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £420,837
Total expenditure: £554,467

People

9 Trustee(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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 March 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CHURCH HOMELESS TRUST LTD (Previous name)
  • CHURCH HOUSING TRUST (Previous name)
Company number:
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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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Simon Deutsch Chair 09 February 2022
None on record
Eve Smith Trustee 05 March 2026
None on record
Jo-Daniel Pidgeon Trustee 26 November 2025
None on record
Richard Boardman Trustee 20 November 2024
None on record
David John Robinson Trustee 05 June 2024
None on record
Rev Simon Nicholas Hartland Baker Trustee 22 September 2021
None on record
Sally Louise Nichols Trustee 18 September 2019
None on record
Trevor Morris Trustee 21 November 2018
None on record
Christopher William Daws Trustee
THE SHARE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
FRIENDS OF MALMESBURY ABBEY
Received: On time

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 £930.76k £583.95k £387.53k £621.12k £420.84k
Total expenditure £597.33k £644.85k £660.27k £560.63k £554.47k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £919.84k £573.04k N/A £605.76k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 N/A £0 N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment £10.92k £10.91k N/A £15.36k N/A
Income - Other £0 £0 N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies £389.33k £65.44k N/A £68.27k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £505.45k £537.22k N/A £438.65k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £91.88k £107.64k N/A £121.98k N/A
Expenditure - Governance £9.03k £8.66k N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 N/A £301.00k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 N/A £0 N/A

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 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 13 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 09 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 07 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 07 October 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 DEC 1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15 MAR 1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 MAY 1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18 JAN 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 JUL 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 AUG 2016 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24 MAY 2018 as amended on 16 Nov 2023 as amended on 02 Oct 2024

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AND SUPPORT OF THE HOMELESS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN HOMELESS OR SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY INCLUDING BY MEANS OF: (1) PROVIDING FUNDING TO SUPPORT SUCH PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP TO ESTABLISH A HOME AND REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, AND SUCH PEOPLE WHO NEED ONGOING HELP DUE TO DISABILITY AND/OR ILLNESS; (2) FUNDING SUPPORT FOR SUCH INDIVIDUALS WHICH IS NOT PROVIDED BY STATUTORY SERVICES OR GOVERNMENT FUNDING; (3) FUNDING SUPPORT FOR SUCH INDIVIDUALS IN NEED BY WORKING WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSE, IN PARTICULAR RIVERSIDE CARE AND SUPPORT IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH CHARITABLE OBJECTS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE CHARITY; AND (4) CHALLENGING, ENCOURAGING AND ENABLING THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, AND THE WIDER CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, TO CONTINUE THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION OF HELPING HOMELESS AND SOCIALLY EXCLUDED PEOPLE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF 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, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER REASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP OR 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

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Church Homeless Charity
Queen Mary's Hostel
28 Greencoat Place
London
Phone:
07801856830
Email:
info@churchhomelesscharity.org.uk
Website:

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