Colin Bennett Charitable Trust for the Homeless

Registered charity 1168571 Registered since 2016

Operates: Essex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

10y median 10y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

14.8y

average years in governance

1 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 3Accommodation/housing 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 3Education 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Boards that share trustees

Beacon House Ministries 1 shared trustee
The Tudwick Foundation 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church With ST Mary AT the Walls, Colchester, in the Diocese of Chelmsford 1 shared trustee
Colchester Choral Society 1 shared trustee
The Colchester and Tendring Community Trust 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Colchester Choral Society 1 shared trustee
The Colchester and Tendring Community Trust 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church With ST Mary AT the Walls, Colchester, in the Diocese of Chelmsford 1 shared trustee
Beacon House Ministries 1 shared trustee
The Tudwick Foundation 1 shared trustee
The Vine Tree Charity Shop Similar size; both Housing

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Contact

Phone	01206546672
Address	36 LEXDEN ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO3 3RF

Finances

£40,431 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£29,993	£6,715
2022	£11,130	£17,266
2023	£91,172	£58,203
2024	£89,869	£16,993
2025	£40,431	£74,752

What it does

What

The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARE TO RELIEVE POVERTY OF HOMELESS PEOPLE, THOSE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS OR THOSE IN INSECURE ACCOMMODATION BY:-1)PROVIDING THEM WITH SHELTER AND A BASE TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES;2)PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; AND 3)PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO ANY REGISTERED CHARITY IN ENGLAND AND WALES WHO IS ESTABLISHED TO FURTHER THE SAME PURPOSE.(THING IN THIS DEED SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT(NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.].

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 25 JUL 2016

Trustees (3)

3trustees

81median age

1aged 70+

Colin Nelson Bennettage 81 Chair since 2016
Dr IAN Gainsford Dewis since 2016
Nigel Gordon Humphreys since 2016

Connected charities (5)

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church With ST Mary AT the Walls, Colchester, in the Diocese of Chelmsford 1 shared trustee
Colchester Choral Society 1 shared trustee
The Tudwick Foundation 1 shared trustee
The Colchester and Tendring Community Trust 1 shared trustee
Beacon House Ministries 1 shared trustee

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