Midshire Supported Housing Trust

Charity 1167887

www.midshirehousing.co.uk

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

Midshire Supported Housing Trust appears to use accommodation as a platform for social reintegration rather than treating housing as an isolated service. Its stated remit combines short- and long-term housing, bespoke support and care, with poverty relief, education, training and employment assistance for residents. This suggests a resident-centred model addressing several barriers to stability at once. However, the available evidence does not show its locations, scale, referral pathways, delivery partners or the balance between direct provision and resource-body activity.

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Operational geography

No operational geography is currently available for this organisation.

Areas of work

Source:Charity Commission
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Education/training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who they help

Source:Charity Commission
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind

How they help

Source:Charity Commission
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services

Discoveries involving this organisation

The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.

Observations

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

  • Housing appears to be the foundation for wider reintegration

    The Trust appears to position accommodation as the base from which residents can access tailored support, care and routes back into wider social participation.

    Why it matters

    This distinguishes the organisation from a provider focused solely on housing units: its potential civic role is to connect housing stability with broader personal and social recovery.

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    • “The charity provides short-term/long term accommodation, support and care on a bespoke basis with a view to re-integration into society.”

      Source:Organisation

    • “The objects include providing hostel accommodation and associated amenities for persons in necessitous circumstances.”

      Source:Charity Commission

  • The model is designed to address linked disadvantages

    The Trust may recognise that residents' housing insecurity can overlap with poverty, limited training and unemployment, and seeks to respond across these connected needs.

    Why it matters

    This indicates potential complementarity with employment, education and advice organisations, while raising the question of whether these functions are delivered directly or through partnerships.

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    • “The objects include relief of poverty among residents of the accommodation.”

      Source:Charity Commission

    • “The objects include education and training, and training and assistance to find employment, among residents of the accommodation.”

      Source:Charity Commission

  • Its stated beneficiary scope is broader than its resident-focused objects

    There may be a tension between objects focused chiefly on accommodation residents and a reported beneficiary scope spanning children, older people, disabled people, ethnic or racial groups, other voluntary bodies and the general public.

    Why it matters

    Clarifying this could reveal whether the Trust has wider community-facing work, supports other organisations, or uses broad reporting categories that do not reflect its operational focus.

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    • “The charity helps children/young people, elderly/old people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public.”

      Source:Charity Commission

    • “Several charitable objects are restricted to residents of accommodation provided by the company.”

      Source:Charity Commission

    Remaining uncertainties

  • Which people and local authority areas the Trust currently serves.
  • Whether training, employment and advice support is delivered directly or through partners.
  • What its umbrella or resource-body role involves.

    Additional evidence needed

  • Service locations, accommodation capacity, resident profiles and referral routes.
  • Annual reports or service descriptions showing outcomes, delivery methods and partner organisations.
Charity Commission profile
Source:Charity Commission

Activities

The charity's activities are the provision of short-term/long term accommodation, support and care for such individuals on a bespoke basis with a view to their re-integration into society.

Charity objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 4.1.1 TO PROVIDE HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS 4.1.2 THE PROVISION OF RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AREA IN WHICH MIDSHIRE OWNS OR MANAGES ACCOMMODATION 4.1.3 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST THE RESIDENTS OF THE ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY 4.1.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING AMONG THE RESIDENTS OF THE ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY 4.1.5 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT AMONG THE RESIDENTS OF THE ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY