THE MINEHEAD HOPE CENTRE TRUST

Registered charity 1143770 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THC TRUST, THE HOPE CENTRE TRUST

TO SHOW THE LOVE AND COMPASSION OF JESUS CHRIST TO ALL THOSE WITH WHOM IT COMES INTO CONTACT:- RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN MINEHEAD AND WEST SOMERSET WHO SUFFER FROM DRUG AND/OR ALCOHOL ABUSE OR HOMELESSNESS AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH.- PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION BY RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

Objects

1) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN MINEHEAD AND WEST SOMERSET WHO SUFFER FROM DRUG AND/OR ALCOHOL ABUSE OR HOMELESSNESS AND THOSE WHO SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRUG AND/OR ALCOHOL ABUSE OR HOMELESSNESS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY 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 PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that for the year ended 31 March 2025, expenditure exceeded income by £4,094. Despite this deficit, the charity held total unrestricted reserves of £24,079, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the policy target of three months' anticipated expenditure.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

• Open Mental Health — “We are grateful for all the individuals and organisations (including Open Mental Health, Magna, Fairfield Trust, Foyle Foundation, Yapp Char…” (source page)
• Magna — “We are grateful for all the individuals and organisations (including Open Mental Health, Magna, Fairfield Trust, Foyle Foundation, Yapp Char…” (source page)
• Fairfield Trust — “We are grateful for all the individuals and organisations (including Open Mental Health, Magna, Fairfield Trust, Foyle Foundation, Yapp Char…” (source page)
• Foyle Foundation — “We are grateful for all the individuals and organisations (including Open Mental Health, Magna, Fairfield Trust, Foyle Foundation, Yapp Char…” (source page)
• Yapp Charitable Trust — “We are grateful for all the individuals and organisations (including Open Mental Health, Magna, Fairfield Trust, Foyle Foundation, Yapp Char…” (source page)
• Garfield Weston Trust — “We are grateful for all the individuals and organisations (including Open Mental Health, Magna, Fairfield Trust, Foyle Foundation, Yapp Char…” (source page)
• Avon & Somerset Police Trust — “We are grateful for all the individuals and organisations (including Open Mental Health, Magna, Fairfield Trust, Foyle Foundation, Yapp Char…” (source page)
• W F Fabry Trust — “We are grateful for all the individuals and organisations (including Open Mental Health, Magna, Fairfield Trust, Foyle Foundation, Yapp Char…” (source page)
• Greggs — “We are grateful for all the individuals and organisations (including Open Mental Health, Magna, Fairfield Trust, Foyle Foundation, Yapp Char…” (source page)
• Co-operative stores — “We are grateful for all the individuals and organisations (including Open Mental Health, Magna, Fairfield Trust, Foyle Foundation, Yapp Char…” (source page)
• Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation — “We are grateful for all the individuals and organisations (including Open Mental Health, Magna, Fairfield Trust, Foyle Foundation, Yapp Char…” (source page)
• Tesco Stronger Start programme / Groundwork — “We are grateful for all the individuals and organisations (including Open Mental Health, Magna, Fairfield Trust, Foyle Foundation, Yapp Char…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Beverley Munsey
• Colin Richard Pembridge Langston
• Elinor Mary Nicholas
• Ian Victor McLaren
• Judith Meryl Webber · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Michelle Karen Butcher
• Rev Paul Christopher McCabe · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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