# WEST BERKSHIRE HOMELESS (NEWBURY AREA)

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; 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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1175217


## Contact

- **Address:** 88 Windsor Court, NEWBURY, Berkshire
- **Postcode:** RG14 5XG
- **Phone:** 07799 492235
- **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



## Geography

- West Berkshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **CATHERINE KNIGHT** | Chair | Sept. 12, 2017 |
| ERICA RANDERSON GASSOR |  | Sept. 12, 2017 |
| John Simon Lacey Coleman |  | Jan. 17, 2022 |
| Kevin Gallagher |  | Nov. 21, 2020 |
| Richard Peter Comeplin Hazel |  | Jan. 29, 2024 |




