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Regina Coeli House

Documents 310 days overdue

Overdue: 310 days

Charity no. 106751 Date registered. 04/09/2017

Public benefits

The direct benefits which flow from purpose (a) include relief of homelessness, decreased isolation, and support for individuals and families leading to better and healthier relationships. The direct benefits which flow from purpose (b) include improved mental and emotional health and wellbeing, and equality of opportunity. The direct benefits

which flow from purpose (c) include increased confidence and self-esteem; and enhanced capacity to develop as individuals and members of the community, empowered to make a positive contribution to society through being engaged and supported in their personal development, including physically, intellectually, socially and spiritually. The direct benefits which flow from purpose (d) include improved mental and emotional health and wellbeing, access to educational opportunities and increased spiritual and personal development. The direct benefits which flow from purpose (e) include enhanced capacity to develop as individuals and members of the community, able to play their part in the wider world. The direct benefits which flow from purposes (f) and (g) include increased understanding of the Catholic faith, and promotion of a moral framework encouraging people to be good citizens. The direct benefits which flow from purpose (h) include increased education leading to improved welfare and wellbeing, and increased productivity. The direct benefits which flow from purpose (i) include relief of need, better lifestyle choices, less homelessness and addictive behaviour, reduction of self-harm and harm. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from our beneficiaries and evaluations of our services by the NI Housing Executive. The slim possibility of perceived harm to the residents of Regina Coeli House in becoming institutionalised is mitigated with procedures in place to reduce length of stay. The risk of becoming institutionalised in outweighed by the benefits of having accommodation. The residents of Regina Coeli House, the families of the residents, the wider community and emergency services There is no private benefit to the Management Committee and Trustees in their duties of running the charity.

What your organisation does

Regina Coeli House was established in Belfast in 1935 as a hostel for homeless women. The hostel offers accommodation for up to 21 women 18 years and over who are homeless and without the means to sustain private accommodation. Many of the women who stay in the hostel suffer with other disadvantages such as alcoholism, and addiction to drugs or

gambling. Over the years thousands of women received help and accommodation in Regina Coeli House when it was most needed.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of religion
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
  • Homelessness
  • Mental health
  • Specific areas of deprivation
  • Women

How the charity works

  • Accommodation/housing
  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Counselling/support
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Relief of poverty
  • Religious activities

This display is a broad summary of the charity’s financial information. For a full understanding of the charity’s finances, the reader should view the PDF accounts and reports under the Documents tab above.

  • In default information

  • This charity has failed to provide information on its finances within 10 months of its financial year end. This information remains outstanding.

Income

£401.6K

Spending

£484.7K

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2020

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2019

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

(a) to carry on for the benefit of the community the provision of accommodation for women 18 years and over who are homeless upon terms appropriate to their means. In particular the Hostel shall provide accommodation for homeless women who suffer other disadvantages, inter alia, addiction to alcohol, drugs, gambling that render them unable to secure other accommodation; (b) to promote the welfare and well-being of all its residents irrespective of race, creed, sexual orientation, religion or political opinion; (c) to foster the conditions within the Hostel that will empower the residents to help themselves through the establishment of a homely, caring and supportive environment in which to live; (d) to promote the welfare and well-being of all residents and in particular to work to improve their health, education, training and to foster their spiritual and personal development; (e) to encourage a spirit of self-help and self-development through the maintenance of a patient, caring and supportive environment (f) to establish within the Hostel a Catholic ethos which respects the dignity of every person and which is based on the practical aspects of Christian ethics and Catholic social doctrine on poverty, homelessness and the person (g) to encourage and promote the embracing and deepening of a faith in Christ as an object and means of improving the welfare and well-being of all residents (h) to encourage and promote education and training as a means of improving the welfare and well-being of all residents (i) to work to relieve poverty, its causes and consequences among all residents.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name


  • 3 Trustees
  • 22 Employees
  • 5 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Regina Coeli House, 8-10 Lake Glen Avenue, Belfast, BT11 8FE

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr Tony Fitzsimons
Sister Mary Joseph Catney
Ms Bronagh O Connell

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
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