Housing Matters (Bristol)

Charity number: 1180341
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Housing Matters (Bristol) provides free, independent and confidential advice to anyone in housing need. Through a combination of advice, support and advocacy we enable clients to resolve housing issues, improve housing conditions and prevent homelessness. Previously known as Churches Housing Aid Society, we have been providing this much needed service since 1965 (previous charity number 233757).

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £439,075
Total expenditure: £432,340

People

8 Trustee(s)

7 Volunteer(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

What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset
  • Bristol City
  • North Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 October 2018: Standard registration
  • 06 April 2019: Funds received from 233757 CHURCHES HOUSING AID SOCIETY
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CHAS (BRISTOL) (Working name)
  • Housing Matters (Working name)
  • CHURCHES HOUSING AID SOCIETY (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
  • 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
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Winifred Eberrchukwu Onyemaechi Trustee 10 March 2025
None on record
Joseph Kevin Saunders Trustee 16 February 2024
None on record
Samantha Kate Martin she/her Trustee 31 May 2023
None on record
Kim Fiona Mylchreest Trustee 19 May 2023
None on record
Andrew John Gordon Marshall-Jones Trustee 13 December 2022
None on record
Andrew James Gibbard Trustee 08 September 2021
None on record
John Meirion Mathias Trustee 04 November 2019
None on record
Gary Jordan Trustee 09 March 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £190.14k £278.61k £337.48k £391.79k £439.08k
Total expenditure £207.11k £228.30k £284.87k £367.74k £432.34k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £2.78k N/A N/A N/A 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 2024 11 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 13 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 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 16 MAR 2017 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03 OCT 2018 as amended on 25 Feb 2021 as amended on 14 Nov 2022 as amended on 09 Dec 2024

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN THE BRISTOL AND SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY 1) PROVIDING ADVICE ON AND ASSISTANCE WITH HOUSING AND RELATED MATTERS INCLUDING WELFARE BENEFITS, 2) ACTING AS ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR WHOM THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST AND TO REPRESENT AT TRIBUNALS AND COURT HEARINGS AND TO UNDERTAKE LEGAL WORK ON THEIR BEHALF, 3) THE CARRYING OUT OF LOBBYING ON HOUSING AND RELATED ISSUES

Contact information

Address:
Easton Business Centre
Felix Road
Easton
Bristol
BS5 0HE
Phone:
01179351260
Email:
admin@housingmatters.org.uk
Website:

http://www.housingmatters.org.uk Open in new window