SOCIAL CARE HOUSING TRUST

Registered charity 1125630 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing accommodation opportunities for People with Learning disabilities and people with mental health needs, providing support and housing advice.

Objects

TO CARRY ON FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH AND ANY OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS, THE BUSINESS OF PROVIDING, CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING OR MANAGING HOUSING OR ANY OTHER HOUSING ACCOMMODATION AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, SERVICES, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, THROUGHOUT ENGLAND.

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

Causes: Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £22,393, driven by a reduction in bad debt write-offs to nil. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £148,430, though total income decreased by approximately 15% due to lower housing benefit receipts. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.

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
• 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
• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gemma Sanderschair
• MARIA CARTER

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

Operates in: Kent · Throughout London

Income and spending

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