# WALTHAM FOREST CHURCHES NIGHT SHELTER-WFCNS LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1086888
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 4, 2001
- **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=1086888


## Contact

- **Address:** Branches Hostel, 740 Forest Road, Walthamstow, London
- **Postcode:** E17 3HR
- **Phone:** 02085206363
- **Email:** theoffice@wfcbranches.org.uk
- **Website:** www.wfcbranches.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE POVERTY OF SINGLE PERSONS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE HOMELESS BY THE PROVISION OF A HOSTEL, AN INFORMATION AND ADVICE SERVICE, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SUPPORT SERVICES.

**Activities:** Waltham Forest Churches Night Shelter provides short-term accommodation, support and resettlement services for former rough sleepers and street homeless people in its hostel, known as 'Branches'.  We provide advocacy, and access to life-skills development, employment, training and volunteering opportunities to give individuals a better chance of successful independent living after they move on.

**Area of benefit:** LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Enfield
- Hackney
- Haringey
- Newham
- Redbridge
- Waltham Forest



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £858223 | £819950 | £1851463 | 14 | [PDF](/ew/1086888/files/2025-03-31-accounts.pdf) (311.9 KB) |
| March 31, 2024 | £1450970 | £810954 | £1813190 | 12 | [PDF](/ew/1086888/files/2024-03-31-accounts.pdf) (481.5 KB) |
| March 31, 2023 | £1122690 | £760316 | £1173174 | 12 | [PDF](/ew/1086888/files/2023-03-31-accounts.pdf) (397.0 KB) |
| March 31, 2022 | £856955 | £689117 | £810800 | 12 | [PDF](/ew/1086888/files/2022-03-31-accounts.pdf) (352.9 KB) |
| March 31, 2021 | £719773 | £653358 | £642962 | 11 | [PDF](/ew/1086888/files/2021-03-31-accounts.pdf) (341.0 KB) |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Gilbert Alexander Stowe** | Chair | Oct. 16, 2013 |
| Alan Mustafa |  | July 20, 2017 |
| Anna Nesbitt |  | June 20, 2025 |
| Benjamin John Patrick Lynch |  | Jan. 10, 2014 |
| Dr Sheila Belgrave |  | Oct. 3, 2024 |
| Ian Pogue |  | June 27, 2024 |
| Tom MARKWELL |  | April 4, 2024 |
| WINSTON REID |  |  |