BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Primary healthcare and holistic support for those who are homeless or in insecure accommodation. Nurse-led clinics; smoking cessation; showers; provision of toiletries and food; a laundry service; cooked meals; a computer suite; a craft and activities room; and a range of occupational and therapeutic activities to build skills and confidence.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
People

7 Trustee(s)
25 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Recreation
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Essex
Governance
- 02 May 1996: Standard registration
- BEACON HOUSE (Working name)
- OPEN DOOR MINISTRIES (Previous name)
- Care Quality Commission
- 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
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
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
7 Trustee(s)
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Frances Sheppard | Chair | 09 March 2015 |
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Richard James Greeves | Trustee | 02 September 2024 |
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RICHARD MICHAEL COLIN HARRIS | Trustee | 19 September 2023 |
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Nicola Young | Trustee | 14 September 2022 |
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James Lambert | Trustee | 05 September 2022 |
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Barry Roberts | Trustee | 09 September 2020 |
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COLIN NELSON BENNETT | Trustee | 11 May 2015 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £470.68k | £509.27k | £474.20k | £469.88k | £428.96k | |
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Total expenditure | £347.21k | £408.78k | £437.05k | £443.98k | £399.14k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | £26.00k | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £18.75k | £3.75k | £35.00k | £30.00k | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | N/A | £223.79k | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Other trading activities | N/A | £328 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Charitable activities | N/A | £279.86k | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Endowments | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Investment | N/A | £5.30k | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Other | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Legacies | N/A | £10.00k | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | N/A | £400.92k | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Governance | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Other | N/A | £7.86k | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 10 February 2025 | 10 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 10 February 2025 | 10 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 09 February 2023 | 9 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 09 February 2023 | 9 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 14 September 2021 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 14 September 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 23 September 2020 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 23 September 2020 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/03/1996 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 18/03/2003
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS AMONGST PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR HAVE NO PERMANENT ACCOMMODATION BY THE PROVISION, ACCORDING TO CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND FAITH, OF HEALTHCARE, COUNSELLING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Contact information
- Address:
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BEACON HOUSE
24 Crouch Street
COLCHESTER
CO3 3ES
- Phone:
- 01206761960
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