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Halifax Opportunities Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1086183
Status
Registered
Registered
April 18, 2001
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Metropolitan District Of Calderdale

Address

Address
HANSON LANE ENTERPRISE CENTRE
HANSON LANE
HALIFAX
HX1 5PG

Contact

Activities

PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDES ADULT LEARNING, INCLUDING APPRENTICESHIPS & ESOL; PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR JOB SEEKERS BY WORKING WITH EMPLOYERS & THROUGH EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT INITIATIVES; PROVIDES CHILDCARE & FAMILY SUPPORT THROUGH THE HALIFAX CENTRAL & UPPER VALLEY AREA CHILDREN'S CENTRES & OTHER PROJECTS; PROVIDES WELLBEING ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES.

Objects: The Objects For Which The Company Is Established Are To Promote Any Charitable Purpose For The Benefit Of The Inhabitants Of The Metropolitan District Of Calderdale In The County Of West Yorkshire And Surrounding Areas Within A Radius Of 30 Miles From Halifax Town Hall, Including But Not Exclusively The Area Known As Park Ward In The Metropolitan Borough Of Calderdale To Ensure The Regeneration Of Those Areas For The Public Benefit Of The Community, By All Or Any Of The Following Means: A) The Relief Of Poverty In Such Ways As May Be Thought Fit; B) The Relief Of Unemployment; C) The Advancement Of Education, Training, Or Retraining, Particularly Among Unemployed People And Providing Work Experience For The Unemployed; D) The Provision Of Financial Assistance, Technical Assistance, Business Advice Or Consultancy In Order To Provide Training And Employment Opportunities For Unemployed People In Cases Of Financial Or Other Charitable Need Through Help In Setting Up Their Own Business Or To Existing Businesses; E) The Creation Of Training And Employment Opportunities By The Provision Of Workspace, Buildings And/or Land For Use On Favourable Terms; F) The Provision Of Recreational Facilities For The Public At Large Or Those Who By Reason Of Their Youth, Age, Infirmity Or Disablement , Poverty Or Social And Economic Circumstances, Have Need Of Such Facilities; G) The Protection Or Conservation Of The Environment; H) The Provision Of Childcare; I) The Promotion Of Public Safety And Prevention Of Crime; J) The Provision Of Public Health And Well-Being Activities; And K) Such Other Means As May From Time To Time Be Determined Subject To The Prior Consent Of The Charity Commission.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Calderdale, Kirklees

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £4,969,252 £4,874,515 £4,677,989 157
March 31, 2024 £4,713,767 £4,645,524 £2,377,922 173
March 31, 2023 £4,561,251 £4,651,344 £2,243,470 182
March 31, 2022 £4,413,690 £4,454,423 £838,759 182
March 31, 2021 £4,234,143 £4,384,745 £-1,441,591 188

Trustees

Name Appointed
Aqib Hamid Aug. 12, 2021
Dr Leigh Burrows Aug. 12, 2021
Gill Rhodes Aug. 12, 2021
Helen Laura Hunter Dec. 21, 2017
Jenny Bowers Nov. 14, 2024
Jon Craven Dec. 21, 2017
Sabir Hussain Aug. 12, 2021
Simon Geoffrey Fox Feb. 12, 2026
Tim Male June 21, 2018
Zohaib Ahmed Ali Nov. 16, 2023