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off the streets

The charity supports elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, and the general public. Off The Streets is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Essex and operates in Southend On Sea.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The relief of poverty for the benefit of people who are homeless or rough sleepers in Southend-on-Sea and the surrounding area, in particular but not exclusively, by providing short term accommodation and supporting and assisting those homeless persons who want to escape homelessness by providing signposting/advocacy and on-going support for up to 6 months to enable rough sleepers to move on.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£270,314
Latest Expenditure
£168,369

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 25.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 76.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 25.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £105,615
Charitable Activities £404,359
Other Trading £411
Investments £1,491
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £131,530
Raising Funds £39,684
Governance £3,656
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£270,314£168,3690 / 38
2023£511,876£171,214£131,530£529,949£81,6552 / 20
2022£154,913£99,2280 / 0
2021£140,453£59,5150 / 0
2020£71,858£36,4530 / 35

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers