Helping Herts Homeless — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 18 September 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03471965
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £37,678
Latest expenditure: £24,134
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: c/o H W Associates, Portmill House, Portmill Lane, HITCHIN, Herts, SG5 1DJ

Website recorded by the regulator: http://helpinghertshomeless.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Owner of a hostel which provides basic accommodation for relieving homelessness in North Hertfordshire.Acts as a hub and donates funds to support the work of other charities involved in supporting the homeless in Hertfordshire.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 1 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 1 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £37,678
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,134

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 2 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £59,886
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,534

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 2 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £33,580
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,872

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,248
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,233

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 30 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £37,859
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,693

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 1 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £37,678
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,134
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 2 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £59,886
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,534
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 18

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 2 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £33,580
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,872
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,248
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,233
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 30 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £37,859
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,693
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hertfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Helping Herts Homeless
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-09-18T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26TH NOVEMBER 1997, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 9 AUGUST 2005 as amended on 23 May 2022
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONGST PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS BY:A) THE PROVISION OF YEAR ROUND TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATIONB) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND FACILITIES THAT HELP AND ENCOURAGE HOMELESS PEOPLE TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING REASONS FOR HOMELESSNESS IN PARTICULAR PERSONS EXPERIENCING DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, LEARNING DIFFICULTIES OR INVOLVEMENT IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
Area Of Benefit: NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 606975
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: HELPING HERTS HOMELESS

Charity Name Id: 421880
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: NORTH HERTS SANCTUARY

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures