01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 26 October 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 26 October 2023 – 1 April 2025
- Latest income
- £63,482
- Latest expenditure
- £61,374
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 1st Floor,, 130 Cape Hill, Smethwick, B66 4PH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.benshowhousing.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We provide a drop-in centre where service users come to get support with their housing and other complex needs. We run a job club to provide job skills for BME homeless people. We provide sport activities for non-sporty BME vulnerable young people. We run supplementary education to support poorly performing in school BME children.We help vulnerable BME homeless people find suitable accommodation.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 26 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 1 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £63,482
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £61,374
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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
- 26 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 1 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £63,482
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £61,374
- 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
- 6
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BENSHOW HOUSING
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-10-26T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 26 Oct 2023
- Charitable Objects
- 1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG VULNERABLE HOMELESS PERSONS MAINLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS LIVING IN THE WEST MIDLANDS, PRIMARILY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY: A. THE PROVISION OF HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES. B. PROVIDING INTERPRETING/TRANSLATING/ADVOCACY/ HEALTH/HOUSING ADVICE. C. PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF SUFFICIENT.2) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 673862
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BENSHOW HOUSING CIC
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling