MIDSHIRE SUPPORTED HOUSING TRUST

Registered charity 1167887 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's activities are the provision of short-term/long term accommodation, support and care for such individuals on a bespoke basis with a view to their re-integration into society.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 4.1.1 TO PROVIDE HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS4.1.2 THE PROVISION OF RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AREA IN WHICH MIDSHIRE OWNS OR MANAGES ACCOMMODATION4.1.3 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST THE RESIDENTS OF THE ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY4.1.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING AMONG THE RESIDENTS OF THE ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY4.1.5 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT AMONG THE RESIDENTS OF THE ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £98,994 for the year ended 31 January 2025, primarily due to investments in building renovations and equipment. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £146,115, and the trustees remain confident in financial stability due to regular funding from the local authority.

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 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.

• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (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

• ASIF AKRAM
• Amarjit Singh Bhopal
• Nadrah Mir

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Leicestershire · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

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