01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 21 January 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: DAIRY HOUSE, STRATTON ON THE FOSSE, RADSTOCK, BA3 4QF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.connectcommunitytrust.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
For the public benefit, to relieve the needs of adult individuals who are or are at risk of rough sleeping and homelessness including those experiencing rough sleeping in rural areas, by providing:outreach services to provide advice and support about their optionsa housing first service to support former homeless adults by offering support in their home aimed at upskilling and supporting
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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
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CONNECT COMMUNITY TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-01-21T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Jan 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ADULT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OR ARE AT RISK OF ROUGH SLEEPING AND HOMELESSNESS INCLUDING THOSE EXPERIENCING ROUGH SLEEPING IN RURAL AREAS, BY PROVIDING:• OUTREACH SERVICES TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND SUPPORT ABOUT THEIR OPTIONS• A HOUSING FIRST SERVICE TO SUPPORT FORMER HOMELESS ADULTS BY OFFERING SUPPORT IN THEIR HOME AIMED AT UPSKILLING AND SUPPORTING, REDUCING THE NEED FOR MULTIPLE MOVES AND AIMS TO PREVENT REPEAT HOMELESSNESS• A DIRECT ACCESS SOLUTION AT THE DAIRY HOUSE HOSTEL WHICH AIMS TO ACT AS A PLACE OF CHANGE TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS TO BE TENANCY READY FOR MOVE ON• ADDITIONAL RURAL HOSTELS IN SOMERSET OR ELSEWHERE IN ENGLAND FOLLOWING A SIMILAR MODEL AS DAIRY HOUSE.• ANY OTHER COMPLIMENTARY/HOLISTIC SERVICE TO SUPPORT THE AIMS OF PREVENTING AND REDUCING ROUGH SLEEPING AND SINGLE HOMELESSNESS.PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF HOMELESSNESS ISSUES, WITH A FOCUS ON RURAL ROUGH SLEEPING, AND TO ENGAGE IN CAMPAIGNING AND ADVOCACY TO INFLUENCE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT AIM TO PREVENT AND REDUCE HOMELESSNESS.• CO-OPERATE AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHER VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, PUBLIC BODIES, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN A COORDINATED WAY AND TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES TO BETTER ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF ROUGH SLEEPERS OR INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF ROUGH SLEEPING.• UNDERTAKING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS OR WHICH THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER CONDUCTIVE TO ACHIEVING THE AIMS OF THE CHARITY.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures