Helping Herts Homeless

Registered charity 1071610 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH HERTS SANCTUARY

Owner of a hostel which provides basic accommodation for relieving homelessness in North Hertfordshire.Acts as a hub and donates funds to support the work of other charities involved in supporting the homeless in Hertfordshire.

Objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONGST PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS BY:A) THE PROVISION OF YEAR ROUND TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATIONB) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND FACILITIES THAT HELP AND ENCOURAGE HOMELESS PEOPLE TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING REASONS FOR HOMELESSNESS IN PARTICULAR PERSONS EXPERIENCING DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, LEARNING DIFFICULTIES OR INVOLVEMENT IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY

Area of benefit: NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £608,775, with a designated property fund of £356,684 and a revaluation reserve of £133,580. The trustees report a strong financial performance with a usable surplus for the year, although they note that redevelopment funding from Homes England was withdrawn, putting future site works on hold. The charity remains confident in its financial stability and ability to meet liabilities as they fall due.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Helping Herts Homeless (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Elizabeth Poole
• Ian Paul Chapman
• Katherine Bridge
• Owain Paul Lister

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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