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Empowering People Inspiring Communities Limited

Bentilee Community Housing Limited

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1118644
Status
Registered
Registered
April 2, 2007
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
National

Address

Address
EMPOWERING PEOPLE INSPIRING
COMMUNITIES LIMITED
131-141 UBBERLEY ROAD
BENTILEE
STOKE ON TRENT
ST2 0EF

Activities

Empowering People Inspiring Communities Limited is a Registered Provider (RP) initially established in 1998 to receive a transfer of housing stock from Stoke City Council. It undertakes housing activities usually associated with RPs and various regeneration projects.

Objects: 3.1 The Company's Objects Shall Be For The Benefit Of The Community,3.1.1 The Provision Of:(1) Houses, Hostels Or Any Other Housing Accommodation And Any Associated Amenities, Services, Advice Or Assistance For Persons;in Necessitous Circumstances Upon Terms Appropriate To Their Means;who Are Aged, Disabled Or Handicapped (Whether Mentally Or Physically), Or Chronically Sick, And Are In Need Of The Accommodation Or Other Benefits Provided By Virtue Of The Condition;(2) Services, Advice Or Assistance Upon Terms Appropriate To Their Means To Aged, Disabled Or Handicapped (Whether Mentally Or Physically) Or Chronically Sick Persons In Need Thereof In Arranging Or Carrying Out Works Of Improvement Repair Or Maintenance To Homes Occupied By Them And Providing Any Associated Amenities Specially Designed Or Adapted To Meet The Disabilities And Requirements Of Such Persons;(3) Facilities In The Interests Of Social Welfare Or Recreation, With The Object Of Improving The Conditions Of Life For The Community;3.1.2 The Undertaking Of Any Other Charitable Object That Can From Time To Time Be Carried Out By A Company Registered As A Social Landlord With The Housing Corporation; And 3.1.3 The Promotion For The Public Benefit Of Urban Or Rural Regeneration In Areas Of Social And Economic Deprivation (And In Particular Staffordshire) By All Or Any Of The Following Means:(1) The Relief Of Poverty In Such Ways As May Be Thought Fit;(2) The Relief Of Unemployment In Such Ways As May Be Thought Fit, Including Assistance To Find Employment;(3) The Advancement Of Education, Training Or Retraining, Particularly Among Unemployed People And Providing Unemployed People With Work Experience;(4) The Provision Of Financial Assistance, Technical Assistance, Or 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:(1) In Setting Up Their Own Business, Or(ii) To Existing Businesses;(5) The Creation Of Training And Employment Opportunities By The Provision Of Workspace, Buildings And/or Land For Use On Favourable Terms;(6) The Provision Of Housing For Those Who Are In Conditions Of Need And The Improvement Of Housing In The Public Sector Or In Charitable Ownership Provided That Such Power Shall Not Extend To Relieving Any Local Authorities Or Other Bodies Of A Statutory Duty To Provide Or Improve Housing;(7) The Maintenance, Improvement Or Provision Of Public Amenities;(8) The Provision Or Assistance In The Provision Of Recreational Facilities For The Public At Large And/or Those Who, By Reason Of Their Youth, Age, Infirmity Or Disablement, Poverty Or Social And Economic Circumstances, Have Need Of Such Facilities;(9) The Protection Or Conservation Of The Environment;(10) The Promotion Of Public Safety And Prevention Of Crime; And(11) Such Other Means As May From Time To Time Be Determined Subject To The Prior Consent Of The Charity Commissioners For England And Wales.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees Accounts
March 31, 2025 £6,941,911 £6,027,297 £29,799,079 33 PDF
March 31, 2024 £6,185,318 £5,842,557 £28,811,339 28 PDF
March 31, 2023 £5,870,790 £5,585,620 £28,606,077 23 PDF
March 31, 2022 £5,526,468 £4,987,800 £28,464,794 19 PDF
March 31, 2021 £4,674,865 £3,416,815 £27,476,690 21 PDF

Trustees

Name Appointed
Simon Wilson (Chair) April 1, 2023
Alun Bragg April 1, 2023
Amandeep Jhawar Nov. 11, 2021
David Newmarch Oct. 28, 2021
Jonathan Moore April 1, 2023
Margaret Dodwell April 1, 2023
Rachel Heather Challinor Oct. 28, 2021
Robert John Emery May 20, 2020
Robert Morton Feb. 22, 2024