CCEW Charity Commission profile

BEN'S CENTRE FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE (SHEFFIELD)

Registered charity 1087606 · organisation 3970858

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
19 July 2001
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03896342
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£469,967
Latest expenditure
£454,651
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 22 Wilkinson Street, Sheffield, S10 2GB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.benscentre.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

StatementA lifeline and place of sanctuary for the sufferers of addiction and street culture.Our missionTo provide a safe space and an open hand to those who suffer through substance misuse and its barriers.Our visionTo give hope and opportunity to those who have neither.Our core valuesInclusion, opportunity, and motivation to live unhindered by trauma and substance dependency.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
27 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
27 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£469,967
Total Gross Expenditure
£454,651
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
9 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
9 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£432,644
Total Gross Expenditure
£424,649
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
19 July 2023
Date Accounts Received
18 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£385,833
Total Gross Expenditure
£382,663
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
7 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
7 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£338,066
Total Gross Expenditure
£293,048
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
26 August 2021
Date Accounts Received
26 August 2021
Total Gross Income
£353,484
Total Gross Expenditure
£229,981

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
27 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£469,967
Total Gross Expenditure
£454,651
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£96,069
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
15
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
9 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£432,644
Total Gross Expenditure
£424,649
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£52,284
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
15
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
19 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£385,833
Total Gross Expenditure
£382,663
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
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£52,284
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
14
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
7 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£338,066
Total Gross Expenditure
£293,048
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
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£61,884
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
11
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
26 August 2021
Total Gross Income
£353,484
Total Gross Expenditure
£229,981
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
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£57,284
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
10

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Sheffield City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
South Yorkshire
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BEN'S CENTRE FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE (SHEFFIELD)
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2001-07-19T00:00:00
Charity Name
BEN'S CENTRE FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE (SHEFFIELD)
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2023-01-12T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
5017646
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1142166
Assoc Charity Name
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN BROOMHILL AND BROOMHALL

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24 NOVEMBER 1999 AS AMENDED BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 14 DECEMBER 2000 AS AMENDED ON 11 APR 2022 AS AMENDED ON 06 JUL 2023AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05 FEB 2026
Charitable Objects
To relieve poverty, sickness and distress of persons suffering from addiction and street culture in the Sheffield area in particular by the provision of a day centre offering advice, food, clothing and washing facilities
Area Of Benefit
SHEFFIELD

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
388834
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BEN'S PLACE

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Volunteer management
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Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Social media policy and procedures
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Complaints handling
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures