# FSCI (UK)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1170914
- **Other names:** House of Opportunity
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 23, 2016
- **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=1170914


## Contact

- **Address:** FSCI (UK), St. Pauls Church Centre, Fisherton Street, SALISBURY
- **Postcode:** SP2 7QW
- **Phone:** 07881624887
- **Email:** enquiries@houseofopportunity.org
- **Website:** houseofopportunity.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, YOUNG PEOPLE GROWING UP IN CARE AND CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF A PARTICULAR ETHNIC ORIGIN IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME

**Activities:** FSCI (UK) supports the work of the Foundation for Social Change and Inclusion (FSCI) in Bulgaria and of partners in the FSCI Development Programme to deliver FSCI projects in Southeast Europe.The three main FSCI programmes are:1. The House of Opportunity Programme for vulnerable care leavers.2. Social Enterprise Programme3. Early Years Education Programme for children of Roma origin.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Albania
- Bosnia And Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Greece
- Macedonia
- Moldova
- Serbia



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £438058 | £423009 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £452679 | £400875 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £386234 | £444169 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £463085 | £363895 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £175374 | £191976 | — | — |



## Trustees

- BERNARD MARK BENTLEY — appointed Dec. 23, 2016
- Elizabeth Pollard — appointed June 27, 2019
- RAY FLUX — appointed Dec. 23, 2016
- Sam Whitmarsh Dr — appointed March 5, 2025