# DENS LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1097185
- **Other names:** DENS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 24, 2003
- **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=1097185


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 Queensway, Hemel Hempstead
- **Postcode:** HP1 1HT
- **Phone:** 01442262274
- **Email:** office@dens.org.uk
- **Website:** www.dens.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF DACORUM HERTFORDSHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION MATERIAL FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY AS DO NOT FALL UNDER ANY OF THE PRECEDING OBJECTS AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

**Activities:** DENS is on the frontline, tackling homelessness and poverty in Dacorum, by giving people the chance to build a better future. DENS provides a number of services: The Elms Hostel, short term accommodation; DENS Day Centre, advice and a daytime haven; DENS Rent Aid, a guarantee and support scheme with private landlords; DENS Dacorum Foodbank, emergency food.

**Area of benefit:** IN PRACTICE DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Hertfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2610219 | £2548122 | £1072942 | 54 |
| March 31, 2024 | £2574660 | £2547441 | £1028678 | 51 |
| March 31, 2023 | £2134131 | £2125960 | £1001459 | 47 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1994792 | £1855025 | £993288 | 41 |
| March 31, 2021 | £2409962 | £1901123 | £853521 | 38 |



## Trustees

- Carolyn Barkin — appointed Nov. 13, 2023
- ERIC PILLINGER
- IAN TOTTMAN
- Ian Stelfox — appointed Nov. 13, 2023
- Nigel Howard Thompson — appointed Feb. 26, 2024
- Paul Andrew Smart — appointed Nov. 13, 2023
- Richard Paynter — appointed March 2, 2026