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Alternatives Trust East London

Alternatives, Alternatives Crisis Pregnancy Centre

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1103724
Status
Registered
Registered
May 12, 2004
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
Not Defined. In Practice Greater London

Address

Address
St. Edmunds Church
464 Katherine Road
LONDON
E7 8NP

Contact

Activities

Alternatives provides mental health and holistic wellbeing support to marginalised women, and by extension their families, living in Newham. We do this by offering free and accessible talking therapy, through advocacy support and community projects and by providing meaningful volunteering and employment opportunities.

Objects: A) To provide accessible mental health support for marginalised disadvantaged women within Newham, addressing such issues including domestic abuse, trauma, poverty, parental challenges, pregnancy, miscarriage or child loss. B) To relieve the needs of women experiencing destitution including those with asylum-seeker and refugee status, homelessness or insecure housing and with no recourse to public funds or living in poverty; by providing advocacy, community, education and holistic support.C) To provide vulnerable mothers with holistic support to address intergenerational cycles of trauma for the ongoing benefit of themselves, their families and the wider community. D) The relief of unemployment for the benefit of women in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment and volunteering opportunities.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
What
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Barking And Dagenham, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £311,297 £393,797
March 31, 2024 £336,203 £345,777
March 31, 2023 £343,099 £330,106
March 31, 2022 £349,641 £394,009
Dec. 31, 2020 £324,290 £267,958

Trustees

Name Appointed
Natalie Robinson (Chair) Sept. 24, 2024
Francesca Ojefua Dec. 6, 2018
Funmilade Aloutade March 16, 2023
Lincyenthe Joan Dallas July 16, 2024
Ruth Schwegmann-Fielding De Barros May 21, 2024
Vida Boateng May 21, 2024