Colchester Engagement & Next Steps Ltd

Charity number: 803328
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Colchester Emergency Night Shelter provides short-term emergency accommodation and meals to single homeless persons, normally for up to 28 days. During their stay, staff work intensively with residents to ensure that they receive the right benefits, to help them to access support to address other needs and to find appropriate and sustainable accommodation.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £397,790
Total expenditure: £338,775

Total income includes £15,831 from 2 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

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:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 May 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • COLCHESTER NIGHT SHELTER (Working name)
  • COLCHESTER EMERGENCY NIGHT SHELTER (Previous name)
Company number:
02475258 Open in new window
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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lucy Waddington Trustee 08 October 2024
THE WETHERLAM CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
GERRARD O'DRISCOLL Trustee 22 March 2023
THE WILLIE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
Peter Newell Trustee 15 December 2021
None on record
Emily Lagadec Trustee 11 January 2021
None on record
Alison Lovesee-Collis Trustee 07 May 2019
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 £312.56k £301.43k £259.64k £323.51k £397.79k
Total expenditure £322.15k £174.36k £210.66k £283.59k £338.78k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £26.00k N/A N/A £500 £15.83k

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 21 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 October 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 13 February 2022 13 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 February 2022 13 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 16 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 16 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28TH FEBRUARY 1990 as amended on 12 Jan 2017 as amended on 08 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY AND OTHER ACCOMMODATION ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEEMED HOMELESS AND ARE IN NEED OF SUCH ACCOMMODATION, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 803328-1 CHF- DEPOSIT GUARANTEE SCHEME
Governing document
RECORDS OF MEETING HELD 31ST DECEMBER 1993 TOGETHER WITH MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE MAIN CHARITY HELD 20TH APRIL 1994. ALSO 4 DOCUMENTS UNDER THE GENERAL TITLE "DEPOSIT GUARANTEE SC
Charitable objects
FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY GIVING A DEPOSIT GUARANTEE TO LANDLORDS ON BEHALF OF THOSE WHO ARE DEEMED TO BE HOMELESS AND POOR.
Area of benefit
THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED BY THE COLCHESTER BOROUGH COUN
Registration history
  • 26 May 1994 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
Colchester Emergency Night Shelter
39-41 Alexandra Road
COLCHESTER
CO3 3DF
Phone:
01206549885
Email:
patsi.brown@cens4homeless.org.uk
Website:

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