HALFWAY HOME (STOKE-ON-TRENT)

Registered charity 1190727 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Relieve the needs of adults recovering from homelessness in the Stoke & North Staffordshire local government area who are ready to transition from homeless shelters & hostel provision & who need additional support before living independently by the provision of accommodation, advice & support so that they may increase their confidence to live independently & prevent the recurrence of homelessness

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ADULTS RECOVERING FROM HOMELESSNESS IN THE STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA WHO ARE READY TO TRANSITION FROM HOMELESS SHELTERS AND HOSTEL PROVISION AND WHO NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BEFORE LIVING INDEPENDENTLY BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT SO THAT THEY MAY INCREASE THEIR CONFIDENCE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF HOMELESSNESS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £6,485 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £30,259. The trustees note that funds held in the bank were £33,556 as of 30 April 2025, which are kept for emergencies and repairs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

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 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Georgina Arapi
• Shamil Sodagar
• Zareen Hanif

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

Operates in: Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

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