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Housing Matters (Bristol)

Churches Housing Aid Society, Chas (Bristol), Housing Matters

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1180341
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 11, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Oct. 16, 2018
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
10675390

Address

Address
Easton Business Centre
Felix Road
Easton
Bristol
BS5 0HE

Activities

Housing Matters (Bristol) provides free, independent and confidential advice to anyone in housing need. Through a combination of advice, support and advocacy we enable clients to resolve housing issues, improve housing conditions and prevent homelessness. Previously known as Churches Housing Aid Society, we have been providing this much needed service since 1965 (previous charity number 233757).

Objects: To Relieve Those In Need By Reason Of Youth, Age, Ill-Health, Disability, Financial Hardship Or Other Disadvantage In The Bristol And Surrounding Area, In Particular But Not Exclusively By 1) Providing Advice On And Assistance With Housing And Related Matters Including Welfare Benefits, 2) Acting As Advocate On Behalf Of Members Of The Public For Whom The Charity Is Established To Assist And To Represent At Tribunals And Court Hearings And To Undertake Legal Work On Their Behalf, 3) The Carrying Out Of Lobbying On Housing And Related Issues

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 Dec. 11, 2025On time £497,957 £480,989
March 31, 2024 Dec. 13, 2024On time £439,075 £432,340
March 31, 2023 Nov. 29, 2023On time £391,787 £367,738
March 31, 2022 Nov. 17, 2022On time £337,478 £284,869
March 31, 2021 Nov. 24, 2021On time £278,614 £228,296

Trustees

Name Appointed
Andrew James Gibbard Sept. 8, 2021
Andrew John Gordon Marshall-Jones Dec. 13, 2022
Gary Jordan March 9, 2018
John Meirion Mathias Nov. 4, 2019
Joseph Kevin Saunders Feb. 16, 2024
Kim Fiona Mylchreest May 19, 2023
Samantha Kate Martin she/her May 31, 2023
Winifred Eberrchukwu Onyemaechi March 10, 2025