Registered charity · Sheffield
BEN's Centre for Vulnerable People (Sheffield)
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
- 7 trustees
- Income £346k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Sheffield City
- Website
- www.benscentre.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- BEN's Centre for Vulnerable People (Sheffield)
- Registered
- 2001
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£346k£442k
- 2024£470k£455k
- 2023£433k£425k
Earlier years
- 2022£386k£383k
- 2021£338k£293k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 21%. From the charity's annual return.
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
Grants received
18 grants · £2,074,536 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,595,682 (6 grants)
- Sheffield City Council · £313,817 (3 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £80,037 (4 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £65,000 (2 grants)
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Sheffield City Council
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Sheffield City Council
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Alan Brailey since 2019
- Brian Wilson since 2023
- Christopher James Hanson since 2026
- Courtney Hancock since 2025
- Elizabeth Williams since 2018
- IAN Sherman
- Sarah Rousseau since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Alan Brailey since 2019
- Elizabeth Williams since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Alan Brailey since 2019
- Christopher James Hanson since 2026
- Courtney Hancock since 2025
- Elizabeth Williams since 2018
- IAN Sherman
- Sarah Rousseau since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Brian Wilson since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1087606
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- 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
- Companies House
- Company number 03896342 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07771897086 · admin@benscentre.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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