BEN'S CENTRE FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE (SHEFFIELD)

Registered charity 1087606 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEN'S PLACE

StatementA lifeline and place of sanctuary for the sufferers of addiction and street culture.Our missionTo provide a safe space and an open hand to those who suffer through substance misuse and its barriers.Our visionTo give hope and opportunity to those who have neither.Our core valuesInclusion, opportunity, and motivation to live unhindered by trauma and substance dependency.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£470k

Latest spending

£455k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £206,473 exceed the trustees' policy target of £132,000 to £176,000. However, the trustees note that 2025 is a challenging year with a potential budget shortfall and express hope for the successful renewal of National Lottery funding which ends in October 2025.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee receives emoluments in excess of £60,000.” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“As noted in the Trustee report the charity has a potential gap in funding due to the timing of a grant application – the trustees have concluded that the charity will be able to operate as a going concern for the next 12 months from the signing of this report.” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee is employee of funder

“Edd Harford, trustee, is an employee of Sheffield City Council - the charity receives funding from them. Edd has no decision making powers when it comes to grant funding the voluntary and community sector and these decisions are taken by other teams within the Council.” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03896342

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The National Lotteries — “Ben’s cENTRE IS GRATEFUL TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANISATIONS FOR PROVIDING US WITH CORE FUNDING… The National Lotteries” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

HANSON, Christopher James — director, appointed 28/01/2026on trustee list
BALL, Andrew James — director, appointed 08/01/2026on trustee list
ROUSSEAU, Sarah — director, appointed 06/11/2025on trustee list
HANCOCK, Courtney — director, appointed 06/11/2025on trustee list
WILSON, Brian — director, appointed 02/03/2023on trustee list
WILLIAMS, Liz — director, appointed 01/11/2019not on trustee list
SHERMAN, Ian — director, appointed 01/06/2000on trustee list
WILSON, Brian — secretary, appointed 02/03/2023

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alan Brailey
Brian Wilson · trustee of 2 other charities
Christopher James Hanson
Courtney Hancock
Elizabeth Williams
IAN SHERMAN
Sarah Rousseau

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£470k	£455k
31/12/2023	£433k	£425k
31/12/2022	£386k	£383k
31/12/2021	£338k	£293k
31/12/2020	£353k	£230k

Common questions

Is BEN'S CENTRE FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE (SHEFFIELD) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £206,473 exceed the trustees' policy target of £132,000 to £176,000. However, the trustees note that 2025 is a challenging year with a potential budget shortfall and express hope for the successful renewal of National Lottery funding which ends in October 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BEN'S CENTRE FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE (SHEFFIELD) earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds BEN'S CENTRE FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE (SHEFFIELD)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BEN'S CENTRE FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE (SHEFFIELD) as a grant recipient include THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, SHEFFIELD AND BALBY AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	FY2023	£5k	Smaller Grants
SHEFFIELD AND BALBY AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS	FY2024	£1k	Non-Quaker
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£500

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/11/2025	£499k	Well Being and Connection Programme
Sheffield City Council	14/02/2025	£9k	Men's Emotional Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/08/2024	£20k	Assess & Address
Sheffield City Council	22/02/2024	£3k	Connecting Communities - Community Meals
Sheffield City Council	05/12/2022	£302k	Core Grant
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/10/2022	£499k	A Home To Grow In
UK government	05/10/2020	£5k	VSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/04/2019	£390k	Finding Home Again
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/05/2005	£183k	Enabling People to Move on in Their Lives
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/02/2005	£5k	Advice Sessions

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BAND TRUST	1	£520k
EVERY YOUTH	1	£219k
The Leathersellers' Foundation	1	£200k
THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£191k
THE EARL OF NORTHAMPTON'S CHARITY	1	£66k
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£58k
THE GIRDLERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£50k
NORFOLK & WAVENEY AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS	1	£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION.

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION income £8.7m
CENTRE 56 LIMITED income £546k
THE BOOTH CENTRE income £1.5m
The Emily Davison Centre income £428k
ST MARY'S CENTRE COMMUNITY TRUST income £426k
BRENT CARERS CENTRE income £794k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BEN'S CENTRE FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE (SHEFFIELD)	£470k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	noted
THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION FY2025	£8.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CENTRE 56 LIMITED FY2025	£546k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BOOTH CENTRE FY2026	£1.5m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
The Emily Davison Centre FY2025	£428k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S CENTRE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£426k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.