2025-09-30-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/10/23 Period start date To 30/09/24 Period end date

Charity name: Helping Homeless Believe (HHB)

Charity registration number: 1187141

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION ADVICE, SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS IN NEED, WHO ARE DEEMED TO BE HOMELESS, VULNERABLY HOUSED OR OTHERWISE SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Proving weekly outreach services for those who are street homeless and living in poverty. Providing one on one advocacy for services users requiring assistance to obtain housing, benefits and other professional services that are required. Providing a drop in centre where those homeless or in temporary accommodation can obtain washing and cooking facilities as well as advice and advocacy from HHB.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Trustees have received guidance issued by the charity commission on public benefit

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38

Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

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SORP reference
HHB maintained a weekly outreach
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Achievements and Performance	Achievements and Performance	Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
		HHB maintained a weekly outreach
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	programme ensuring those who are homeless and living in poverty have received food, clothing and other items to survive whilst being street homeless and/or living in poverty. Volunteers have assisted service users helping them obtain housing, drug and alcohol rehabilitation and navigation through the benefit system. HHB have opened up a drop in centre for those needing washing and cooking facilities, as well as a space for relaxing and sourcing help and advocacy.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	HHB have ended the financial year in a good position, and have received a number of grants.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	N/A
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	N/A
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Apart from the first charity trustees, every appointed trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as appointed charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

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Charity name Helping Homeless Believe (HHB)
Other name the charity uses HHB
Registered charity number 1187141
Charity’s principal address 2 Mary Carpenter House, The Kingswood Estate, Britannia
Road, Bristol BS15 8DB
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Saffron Cottee 6.5
Samantha 6.5
2
McNiven
3 Natalie Reed 6.5
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity	N/A
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	N/A
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	N/A

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Saffron Cottee Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Chair, etc) Date 26/07/26

Hel l Homeless Believe Income & Ex ndlture for arendl 30Se ember 2025 Donations received Grants 43.162 14,000 57.162 Expenditure: Rent Rates Food and drinks Clothing and Survival cost Other Outreach costs Hotels 5nsuran¢e Travel Post, prlnt and stationery Telephone & Internet Van Expenses Accountancy Paypal fees Wages 14,657 1.107 6,784 1,727 6.768 112 795 61 124 1.216 2.349 340 337 12.906 49.283 Surplus of Income over expenditure 7.879 Represented bv.. Balance b.fiNd Bank Account Paypal -26,715 34.299 295 7,879

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of HELPING HOMELESS BELIEVE- HHB On accounts for the year ended 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 Charity no {rf any) 1187141 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (the Trust.) for the year ended Responslbllftlo8 and As the charity trustees of th8 Trus( you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts C2rried out undar section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrwng out my examination, I have followed tha applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my 8xamination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection wth the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect. a¢¢ounting records were not kept in accordanc8 with saction 130 of the Act or the accA)unts do nol accord wtlh th8 accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I hav8 no concems and have come across no other matter& in connection with the examination to which attention should b8 drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ° Please delète the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: 2G Name: Relevant professional qualifi¢atlon(s) or body {If any): cc Address: ' IER October 2018