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Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1094827
Status
Registered
Registered
Nov. 28, 2002
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
21-23 Clarendon Villas
Hove
BN3 3RE

Activities

Our goal is to provide resources designed to help men and women who have experienced a range of life problems - including homelessness, family breakdown, addiction and emotional issues - to be equipped to achieve sustained independence through employment training and supported housing.

Objects: The Objects For Which The Company Is Established (The "Objects") Are Such Objects And Purposes In Any Part Of The World As Are Exclusively Charitable In Accordance With The Laws Of England And Wales And Are Carried Out As An Expression Of Christian Faith And In Particular (But Without Prejudice To The Generality Of The Foregoing):- (A) To Provide Relief And Assistance For Persons In Conditions Of Need, Hardship Or Distress Whether In Connection With Housing Or Accommodation Or Shelter Or Addiction Or Abuse Or Offending Behaviour Or Lack Of Meaningful Occupation Or Sickness Or Accident Or Any Other Circumstance In Any Part Or Parts Of The World. (B) To Promote And Fulfil Such Other Charitable Purposes Beneficial To The Community In Any Part Or Parts Of The World As May Be Thought Fit.?

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
Who
People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
East Sussex, West Sussex

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Accounts
Aug. 31, 2025 £132,053 £132,480
Aug. 31, 2024 £128,660 £133,605 PDF
Aug. 31, 2023 £139,076 £121,648 PDF
Aug. 31, 2022 £124,204 £122,662 PDF
Aug. 31, 2021 £90,833 £82,693 PDF
Dec. 31, 2020 £121,496 £119,193

Trustees

Name Appointed
Amy Bateman June 11, 2024
Andrew Knight Oct. 11, 2022
David Wilson March 19, 2024
Josephine Waller May 14, 2024
Mx Sibanda May 18, 2015
Nils De Freese March 19, 2024
William Bigwood Feb. 21, 2023