# WINCHESTER CHURCHES NIGHTSHELTER

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1080443
- **Other names:** The Winchester Beacon
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [03928334](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03928334)
- **Registered:** April 26, 2000
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1080443


## Contact

- **Address:** Winchester Churches Night Shelter, 20b Jewry Street, Winchester
- **Postcode:** SO23 8RZ
- **Phone:** 01962 862050
- **Email:** admin@wcns.org.uk
- **Website:** http://wcns.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY&#x27;S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE, ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO: RELIEVE HARDSHIP, POVERTY AND DISTRESS (IN PARTICULAR TO THOSE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED BY HOMELESSNESS, UNEMPLOYMENT, ILLNESS, ADDICTION, POVERTY OR OTHER SOCIAL DEPRIVATION) IN AND AROUND WINCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WIDER HAMPSHIRE AREA, DORSET, WILTSHIRE, BERKSHIRE, SURREY AND SUSSEX) INCLUDING BY: (A) THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION AND DAY CARE FACILITIES; (B) THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, COUNSELLING, THERAPY, EDUCATION, TRAINING, COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES; AND (C) THE PROVISION OF OTHER WELFARE FACILITIES AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

**Activities:** Principal activity is the provision of accommodation to the homeless in Winchester and Hampshire. In addition to provide a range of support services to residents directed towards assisting their return to a more stable domestic and social environment.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, 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, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE.
- Hampshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Penelope Diver |  | July 16, 2025 |
| Fiona Gibbon |  | Jan. 17, 2022 |
| Julian Gerry |  | May 9, 2022 |
| Michael Dickson |  | April 30, 2025 |
| Sharon Collins |  | April 30, 2025 |
| Victoria Ann Hemmings |  | Jan. 17, 2022 |




