# WEST BERKSHIRE HOMELESS (NEWBURY AREA)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1175217
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 18, 2017
- **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=1175217


## Contact

- **Address:** 88 Windsor Court, NEWBURY, Berkshire
- **Postcode:** RG14 5XG
- **Phone:** 07799492235
- **Email:** erica.gassor@googlemail.com
- **Website:** www.westberkshirehomeless.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE NEWBURY AND SURROUNDING AREA TO PROVIDE:I. NIGHT SHELTER ACCOMMODATION FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE WEST BERKSHIRE/NEWBURY AREA.II. MENTORING TO HOMELESS PEOPLE TO ENABLE THEM TO MOVE INTO ACCOMMODATION AND EMPLOYMENT.III. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE HOMELESS PEOPLE TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN ACCOMMODATION.IV. EXPLORE WAYS OF PREVENTING BENEFIT WITHDRAWALS THAT RESULT IN HOMELESSNESS.

**Activities:** West Berkshire Homeless (Newbury area) works with the homeless or those facing homelessness by helping to obtain accommodation and if possible employment, helping obtain finance to obtain/maintain accommodation, exploring ways of preventing benefit withdrawals that result in homelessness,  if required, providing a night shelter during the winter period and working to elevate general poverty.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- West Berkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2025 | £78713 | £89444 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £169402 | £183143 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £107468 | £110048 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £82505 | £80111 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £98586 | £80869 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **CATHERINE KNIGHT** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 12, 2017
- ERICA RANDERSON GASSOR — appointed Sept. 12, 2017
- John Simon Lacey Coleman — appointed Jan. 17, 2022
- Kevin Gallagher — appointed Nov. 21, 2020
- Richard Peter Comeplin Hazel — appointed Jan. 29, 2024