# The OutHouse

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1006244
- **Other names:** COLCHESTER GAY SWITCHBOARD, OUTHOUSE EAST, POLARITY, The OutHouse
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 22, 1991
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1006244


## Contact

- **Address:** 19 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, ESSEX
- **Postcode:** CO1 2QX
- **Phone:** 01206871394
- **Email:** info@theouthouse.org.uk
- **Website:** www.theouthouse.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A) TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING MENTAL, EMOTIONAL OR OTHER CRISIS DUE TO THEIR HOMOSEXUAL, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER NATURE, OR WHO MAY BE IN DOUBT AS TO THEIR SEXUAL IDENTITY, AND TO WORK TO PREVENT THEIR ISOLATION AND HELP THEM REALISE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. B) TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFECTED OR INFECTED BY HIV OR AIDS. C) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY, GENDER ISSUES, HIV OR AIDS. D) TO PROVIDE TELEPHONE COUNSELLING, ADVICE AND INFORMATION FOR THE ABOVE PURPOSES. E) TO OFFER SUPPORT TO CARERS, PARTNERS AND FAMILIES OF THE ABOVE. F) TO BE A POINT OF CONTACT FOR HOMOSEXUAL, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDERED PEOPLE AND ANYONE AFFECTED BY HIV OR AIDS.

**Activities:** Outhouse East supports the delivery of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of Essex and East Anglia. Offering services around information and support for LGBT people. Operating a counselling service and social groups. We also operate an LGBT community hub in Colchester, which has a cafe, meeting room and large library.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE NORTH ESSEX




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Essex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £145288 | £322585 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £280509 | £274922 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £257943 | £275389 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £660674 | £173029 | £911511 | 10 |
| March 31, 2021 | £264804 | £138429 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Steve Mannix** (Chair) — appointed April 11, 2022
- Benjamin Michael Woods — appointed May 19, 2025
- Faye Nora Edwards — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Jordan Newell — appointed April 27, 2023
- LINDSEY ILSLEY — appointed July 15, 2024
- Nicola Goodchild — appointed Sept. 1, 2023