PHASES SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

Registered charity 1089870 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ADVOCATES FOR THE HOMELESS, PHASES

Renovating empty buildings as a way of providing construction training opportunities to marginalised people and creating affordable housing for those in need

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARE TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY: BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, TRAINING AND SUPPORT, AND ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS WHICH CONSTRUCT NEW PROPERTIES, RENOVATE UNDERUSED BUILDINGS AND PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS IN CHARITABLE NEED; AND BY THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brighton and Hove, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £600,570 are below the trustees' stated policy target of six months of general expenditure, estimated at £89,000. The charity reported a net expenditure of £60,820 for the year, primarily driven by charitable activities costing £230,880 against total income of £170,060. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm adequate resources for going concern and note a £50,000 revaluation gain on investment properties.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOSEPH MBANGchair
• PAUL RUTHVEN CARSTAIRS
• TOKUNBO OSUNBAYO

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

Operates in: Lambeth · Lewisham · Southwark · West Sussex

Income and spending

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