## **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.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|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**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|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|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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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