EMPOWERING PEOPLE INSPIRING COMMUNITIES LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 2 April 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03333405
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £6,941,911
Latest expenditure: £6,027,297
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: EMPOWERING PEOPLE INSPIRING, COMMUNITIES LIMITED, 131-141 UBBERLEY ROAD, BENTILEE, STOKE ON TRENT, ST2 0EF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.epichousing.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Empowering People Inspiring Communities Limited is a Registered Provider (RP) initially established in 1998 to receive a transfer of housing stock from Stoke City Council. It undertakes housing activities usually associated with RPs and various regeneration projects.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £6,941,911
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,027,297

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £6,185,318
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,842,557

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 25 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,870,790
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,585,620

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,526,468
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,987,800

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,674,865
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,416,815

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £6,941,911
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,027,297
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 4
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £6,185,318
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,842,557
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £4,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,870,790
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,585,620
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,526,468
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,987,800
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £21,573
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,674,865
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,416,815
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £587,648
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 6751835
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 34638
Income Other: 155438
Income Total Income And Endowments: 6941911
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,027,297
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 6027297
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 1077915
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 103000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £29,799,079
Assets Total Fixed: 50011450
Assets Own Use: 50011450
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -323313
Assets Other Assets: £4,479,700
Assets Total Liabilities: £24,368,758
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £29,799,079
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1570702
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 22798056
Assets Cash: £3,873,237
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 29799079
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 29799079
Count Employees: 33
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 6170820
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 8244
Income Other: 6254
Income Total Income And Endowments: 6185318
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,842,557
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5842557
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 1059459
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -137497
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £28,811,339
Assets Total Fixed: 50268978
Assets Own Use: 50268978
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -529957
Assets Other Assets: £3,814,201
Assets Total Liabilities: £24,741,883
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £28,811,339
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1419231
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 23322652
Assets Cash: £3,254,795
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 28811339
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 28811339
Count Employees: 28
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 5721678
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 149112
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5870790
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,585,620
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5585620
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 1129277
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -142783
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £28,606,077
Assets Total Fixed: 50557169
Assets Own Use: 50557169
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -491000
Assets Other Assets: £4,153,599
Assets Total Liabilities: £25,613,691
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £28,606,077
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1743063
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 23870628
Assets Cash: £3,711,766
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 28606077
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 28606077
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 5422580
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 103888
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5526468
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,987,800
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4987800
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 1065851
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 450436
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £19,038,448
Assets Total Fixed: 51060912
Assets Own Use: 51060912
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -451000
Assets Other Assets: £3,814,941
Assets Total Liabilities: £25,960,059
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £28,464,794
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1552965
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 24407094
Assets Cash: £3,325,876
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 28464794
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 28464794
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 4657118
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 47
Income Other: 17700
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4674865
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,416,815
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3416815
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 843269
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -644906
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £17,773,344
Assets Total Fixed: 40152280
Assets Own Use: 40152280
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -966000
Assets Other Assets: £4,235,041
Assets Total Liabilities: £15,944,631
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £27,476,690
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1197511
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 14747120
Assets Cash: £2,462,447
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 0
Funds Restricted: 27476690
Funds Total: 27476690
Count Employees: 21
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Stoke-on-trent City
Welsh Ind: No

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: EMPOWERING PEOPLE INSPIRING COMMUNITIES LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-04-02T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 14 MARCH 1997 AS AMENDED ON 22 MARCH 2007 AND 27 MARCH 2007 as amended on 06 Sep 2022 as amended on 31 Oct 2024 as amended on 31 Oct 2024 as amended on 31 Oct 2024
Charitable Objects: 3.1 THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS SHALL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY,3.1.1 THE PROVISION OF:(1) HOUSES, HOSTELS OR ANY OTHER HOUSING ACCOMMODATION AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, SERVICES, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS;IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS;WHO ARE AGED, DISABLED OR HANDICAPPED (WHETHER MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY), OR CHRONICALLY SICK, AND ARE IN NEED OF THE ACCOMMODATION OR OTHER BENEFITS PROVIDED BY VIRTUE OF THE CONDITION;(2) SERVICES, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS TO AGED, DISABLED OR HANDICAPPED (WHETHER MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY) OR CHRONICALLY SICK PERSONS IN NEED THEREOF IN ARRANGING OR CARRYING OUT WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE TO HOMES OCCUPIED BY THEM AND PROVIDING ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED TO MEET THE DISABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PERSONS;(3) FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OR RECREATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITY;3.1.2 THE UNDERTAKING OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECT THAT CAN FROM TIME TO TIME BE CARRIED OUT BY A COMPANY REGISTERED AS A SOCIAL LANDLORD WITH THE HOUSING CORPORATION; AND 3.1.3 THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR STAFFORDSHIRE) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT;(2) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;(3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;(4) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP:(1) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR(II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES;(5) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;(6) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING;(7) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;(8) THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO, BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;(9) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;(10) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME; AND(11) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 449363
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BENTILEE COMMUNITY HOUSING LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Homes England

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures