CENTRE 33 (ST ALBANS) LTD.

Registered charity 1146438 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CENTRE 33

Centre 33 Provides a drop-in centre for homeless and socially deprived people. We offer free hot meals and drinks, hot showers (with towels and toiletries provided) and some second hand clothes. The Centre is open on weekday lunchtimes,on Monday to Thursday evenings, on Saturday lunchtime and Sunday evenings.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN NEED WHO ARE HOMELESS OR SUFFERING FROM PSYCHOLOGICAL OR PHYSICAL INFIRMITY OR WHOBY REASON OF ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES, ILL HEALTH OR WHO ARE SUFFERING OR HAVE SUFFERED A LEGAL RESTRICTION ONTHEIR LIBERTY IN ANY PENAL OR CORRECTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT ARE IN NEED OF HELP IN ACQUIRING A SETTLED WAY OF LIFEAND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY THE PROVISION FOR SUCH PERSONS OF ASHELTER (OR A HOME OF REST) AND THE COMFORT OF FRIENDSHIP.

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £9,433 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a 53% increase in total income to £46,347. Total resources expended were £36,914, resulting in net unrestricted funds of £60,385 at year-end. The trustees confirm the organization has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Centre 33 St Albans (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• HACRO (Hertfordshire Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders) — “HACRO (Hertfordshire Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders of which I was chairman much later on) identified the need in 19…” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW PHILIP COPLEY
• Christopher Lewis
• Chrystalla Spire
• Claire Farquhar
• DR Melanie O'Neill
• Diluxshy Elangaratnam
• John Scott · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael John Poole
• PENELOPE ANN WILLIAMS · trustee of 1 other charity
• PETER JOHN GRAHAM · trustee of 1 other charity
• ROBERT EDWARD BARRETT

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

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