Centaurus Housing Trust
Charity 1139997
Overview
Summary
Centaurus Housing Trust appears to be a broad vulnerability-focused housing and support organisation rather than a specialist provider for a single group. Its stated remit brings housing, practical support, advice, advocacy and individual grants together for people facing multiple and often overlapping forms of exclusion. The available evidence suggests that accommodation may be its organising platform, with other forms of assistance intended to help people whose housing insecurity is connected to violence, disability, mental ill health, substance use, poverty, or displacement.
Operational geography
Coverage: Citywide
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission records Birmingham City as the place where the trust operates, but provide no ward-, neighbourhood- or site-level information. No supplied Birmingham area identifier can therefore be evidenced as a current operational area.
- The trust reported £0 income and £0 expenditure in each of the financial years ending from 28 February 2021 through 28 February 2025. This provides no evidence of current service delivery, grants, housing provision or advocacy activity in Birmingham.
- The registered contact address is a care-of address in London and should not be treated as a Birmingham operational site.
- The Charity Commission records that the trust does not own or lease land or property, so there is no evidence of a physical service or housing site in Birmingham.
- No evidence was found of active delivery partnerships or partner-operated locations that currently extend the trust's reach within Birmingham.
- The citywide coverage classification reflects the trust's self-reported Charity Commission operating geography of 'Birmingham City'; it is not evidence that services are presently delivered across the city.
Additional evidence needed
- A current statement from the trust identifying whether it is actively delivering services or making grants, and in which Birmingham locations.
- Recent annual accounts, activity reports or grant records showing beneficiaries, delivery locations and expenditure.
- Current details of any accommodation, facilities, commissioned services or delivery partners used by the trust in Birmingham.
- Confirmation of whether the Charity Commission operating-area declaration remains current despite the reported zero income and expenditure.
Areas of work
- Accommodation/housing
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Housing appears to be a platform for wider stabilisation
The organisation may use accommodation and housing-related provision as one part of a wider response to vulnerability, rather than treating housing need as an isolated issue.
Why it matters
This suggests Centaurus Housing Trust could be relevant to partners working across homelessness, safeguarding, welfare, health and migration support, not only to housing providers.
Show evidence
“What the charity does includes accommodation/housing, prevention or relief of poverty and general charitable purposes.”
Source:Charity Commission“How the charity helps includes providing buildings/facilities/open space, services, advocacy/advice/information and grants to individuals.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its remit is defined by overlapping vulnerabilities
Centaurus Housing Trust appears designed for people whose needs may cross conventional service boundaries, including homelessness, domestic violence, learning disabilities, mental health problems, substance misuse, poverty and displacement.
Why it matters
This broad remit may position the organisation as a potential connector between otherwise separate specialist systems, while also creating a need for strong referral and partnership arrangements.
Show evidence
“The charity objects include homelessness, domestic violence, learning disabilities, drug/alcohol misuse, poverty and distress, mental health problems, asylum seekers and refugees.”
Source:Charity Commission“The activities describe support for other families or individuals whose circumstances render them vulnerable or in need.”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation may combine crisis relief with routes to agency
Providing individual grants alongside facilities, services and advocacy may indicate an approach that addresses immediate material hardship while also helping people navigate barriers and access support.
Why it matters
This is distinctive because it suggests several possible points of entry: urgent financial need, housing need, or difficulty engaging with services. It would be useful to explore whether grants are used to prevent homelessness, sustain tenancies or meet other crisis needs.
Show evidence
“How the charity helps includes making grants to individuals.”
Source:Charity Commission“How the charity helps includes providing advocacy/advice/information and providing services.”
Source:Charity Commission
- There is no evidence of the organisation's geography, scale, current beneficiaries or whether it directly provides accommodation.
- It is unclear whether the listed groups receive distinct specialist support or are covered through a general vulnerability-based service.
- No evidence identifies delivery partners, referral pathways, funding model or outcomes.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or service descriptions showing programmes, locations, capacity and outcomes.
- Information on accommodation ownership or management, grant criteria and referral partnerships.
- Evidence from beneficiaries or partners on the organisation's practical role within local support systems.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Relieving those who are suffering from hoemlessness; domestic violence; learning disabilities; drug/alcohol/substance misuse; poverty and distress; mental health problems; asylum seekers; refugees and other families; or individuals whose circumstances render them vulnerable or in needs.
Charity objects
TO RELIEVE THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM HOMELESSNESS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (MALE AND FEMALE); LEARNING DISABILITIES; DRUG/ALCOHOL MISUSE; POVERTY AND DISTRESS; MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM; ASYLUM SEEKERS; REFUGEES; REFUGEES AND ANY OTHER FAMILIES OR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE CIRCUMSTANCES RENDER THEM VULNERABLE OR IN NEED.