# Comfort C.A.F.E.

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1188833
- **Other names:** NEW COMFORT ZONE, New Comfort Zone
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 31, 2020
- **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=1188833


## Contact

- **Address:** 19 Ulverston Crescent, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire
- **Postcode:** FY8 3RZ
- **Phone:** 07825581239
- **Email:** treasurer@comfortcafe.org.uk
- **Website:** www.comfortcafe.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, WHICH SHALL BE CARRIED OUT WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, ARE:  1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE BLACKPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD, ITEMS, ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE AGED 18 AND OVER WHO ARE LIVING IN POVERTY AS A RESULT OF HOMELESSNESS, BEING AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS (BY VIRTUE OF BEING VULNERABLY HOUSED) AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. 2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE WHO ARE AGED 18 IN THE BLACKPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL AREA FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** Comfort C.A.F.E. is a faith-based group that works alongside local people who are homeless or in need to address their needs.We open at St. Thomas's Parish Hall on Caunce Sreet, Blackpool each Tuesday from 11am until 12:30pm to share food, friendship, hope, emergency supplies, advice, and community.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Blackpool



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2024 | £12970 | £16690 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2023 | £11997 | £21991 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | £30893 | £17434 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2021 | £17206 | £11413 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2020 | £8209 | £5566 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Brian Lawrence Watson** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 5, 2019
- Colette O'Donnell — appointed April 20, 2026
- Gwen Cross — appointed Nov. 5, 2019
- Jean Page — appointed April 20, 2026
- Justin Jordan Derizzio-George — appointed Aug. 10, 2021