SHAPE

Registered charity 1149614 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUPPORTING,HELPING YOUNG WOMEN ACHIEVE POTENTIAL THROUGH EDUCATION

PROVIDING HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS YOUNG WOMEN.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF NEED AND POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OF YOUNG WOMEN AGED BETWEEN 16 AND 25 BY PROVIDING TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, EDUCATION, TRAINING, ADVOCACY AND ADVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, FOR EXAMPLE THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, THOSE WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, TEENAGERS WHO ARE PREGNANT AND THOSE FROM BROKEN FAMILIES.

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 · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £44,211 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total funds of £130,874. Per the trustees' report, the organization is committed to building future financial security and sustainability through diversified funding sources. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further explanation regarding the accounts.

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 2 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Bernice Woode
• Beverley Stephens
• CYNTHIA EVADNEY SPENCE CIH
• David Andrew King · trustee of 1 other charity
• GLORIA BETTON BSC HONS
• Luretha Williams
• Novlette Reece
• Roseann Dunkley

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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