GRAVESHAM SANCTUARY CIO

Registered charity 1181817 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Sanctuary is a Christian based organisation that supports and befriends the homeless and those re-entering accommodation by:Helping them become part of a communityLooking after their needs by providing emergency supported accommodation and a day centre, Hot food and drinks, Shower, Clothing and Laundry Help in getting paperwork IDSignposting them to agencies who can help

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ACT AS A CHRISTIAN BASED ORGANISATION FOR THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH SUPPORTING THE HOMELESS LIVING IN GRAVESEND AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY: I) TAKING CARE AND LOOKING AFTER THEIR NEEDS THROUGH DIRECT HELP II) SIGNPOSTING THEM TO AGENCIES WHO CAN HELP THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONIII) HELPING THEM TO BECOME PART OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITYTHIS INCLUDES THOSE FACING THE PROSPECT OF HOMELESSNESS AND THOSE RE-ENTERING ACCOMMODATION.

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

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Gravesham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted undesignated cash of £236,298, which is significantly above its stated reserves policy target of approximately £23,363. The trustees attribute these high cash reserves to upfront annual funding and retain the cash to ensure continuity of operations given the uncertainty of future government funding. The charity reported a net surplus of £50,947 for the year.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Breyer Group — “Commercial Companies: Breyer Group” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £375k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (27/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Zoe Roder co-chairchair
• CAROL LYNNE WEBSTER co-chair
• Dennis Charles Campbell Byrom
• Dr Adrian Hopkins MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Neege Allen
• Vicki Clarke · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SANCTUARY FOUNDATION.

• SANCTUARY FOUNDATION income £100k
• SANCTUARY IN CHICHESTER CIO income £277k
• CITY OF SANCTUARY UK income £495k
• THE CLOCK TOWER SANCTUARY income £728k
• REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ("RCCG") THE SANCTUARY income £333k
• REVIVE CIO income £358k

Side by side with its peers

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