St Anne'S Hostel
Charity 1037430
Overview
Summary
St Anne’s Hostel appears to occupy a distinctive position in Birmingham’s homelessness response: it combines immediate hostel accommodation with a supported route toward independent living, while retaining a low-threshold feature that may make it accessible to people excluded elsewhere. Its charitable purpose is broad relief and rehabilitation for people in necessitous circumstances, but its practical model is focused on housing stability, practical support and connection with other agencies.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Bordesley and Highgate
Confidence: medium
St Anne's official website identifies its hostel and the adjacent Park View flats in Highgate, and the trustees' report supports the conclusion that this is an active operational site rather than only a correspondence address.
- St Anne's Hostel official website
The organisation describes a 33-place hostel and Park View, a neighbouring block of 18 self-contained apartments, in Highgate. - St Anne's Hostel Trustees' Report and Financial Statements, year ended 31 March 2025
The report states that St Anne's has plans to develop its existing site, improving the hostel and building additional units on its land, supporting the conclusion that this is an active operational site rather than only a correspondence address.
Perry Barr
Confidence: high
The group accounts describe an ongoing, named Perry Barr Neighbourhood Network Scheme service, funded by Birmingham Adult Social Care and supporting people and community assets in the Perry Barr area.
- St Anne's Hostel Trustees' Report and Financial Statements, year ended 31 March 2025
The report says the Perry Barr NNS continues to support disabled people under 50 and older adults, funded by Birmingham Adult Social Care, with the aim of improving wellbeing through community assets and upskilling. - St Anne's Hostel Trustees' Report and Financial Statements, year ended 31 March 2025
The notes describe Birmingham City Council Network Neighbourhood Scheme funding to research and provide support to individuals and communities in the Perry Barr area.
Remaining uncertainties
- The principal hostel and Park View flats are clearly evidenced in Highgate, but the public evidence does not directly establish their ward assignment without relying on location mapping.
- St Anne's Hostel became parent of Spring Housing Association and Spring Community Homes from 1 April 2024. The latest accounts report activities at group level, so some Birmingham services, including Perry Barr NNS, may be delivered operationally by a subsidiary rather than by the original hostel service directly.
- The 2025 accounts describe a Birmingham City Council partnership to create 35 units across Birmingham, including 21 units in a refurbished former conference centre in Bournville, but say that refurbishment was nearly complete. There is no sufficiently current public confirmation that this scheme is now open and operating, so Bournville and Cotteridge is not included as an operational area.
- The organisation's directly evidenced core site is neighbourhood-based in Highgate, but its group structure and commissioned services extend its practical reach across Birmingham and elsewhere in the West Midlands. The regional coverage classification reflects the current group-level operational footprint, not a claim that every Birmingham ward has a St Anne's site.
Additional evidence needed
- A current official group property or service portfolio identifying active Birmingham accommodation and support locations, with locations withheld where disclosure would create safeguarding or security risks.
- Current Birmingham City Council contract or service information confirming which entity delivers Perry Barr NNS and any other Birmingham-wide commissioned services.
- An updated official project report confirming completion, occupation and operating status of the dispersed-family-accommodation and Bournville schemes.
Areas of work
- Accommodation/housing
Who they help
- Other Defined Groups
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A bridge between emergency accommodation and tenancy sustainment
The organisation appears to operate across two stages of housing need: hostel provision for people requiring accommodation now, and supported self-contained flats for people moving toward or struggling to maintain independent living.
Why it matters
This suggests St Anne’s role is not limited to crisis shelter. It may be an important transition point in the local housing pathway, helping reduce the gap between homelessness services and sustained independent tenancies.
Show evidence
“The Hostel has space for 33 residents.”
Source:Organisation“Park View is a block of 18 self-contained apartments next to the hostel.”
Source:Organisation“Park View residents have a history of homelessness or have experienced difficulty in maintaining independent tenancies.”
Source:Organisation
Dog-friendly provision may reduce a hidden barrier to support
Allowing canine companions to stay with residents appears to be a deliberate accessibility feature, potentially serving people who might otherwise avoid accommodation or face separation from an important source of companionship and security.
Why it matters
This distinguishes St Anne’s from more conventional hostel provision and may widen access for a group whose needs can be overlooked in homelessness systems.
Show evidence
“Homeless men and their canine companions are served by the hostel.”
Source:Organisation“Canine residents are allowed to stay in their owners’ rooms.”
Source:Organisation“It is estimated that only 9% of homeless hostels are dog friendly.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation appears designed to work within a wider support network
St Anne’s seems to position accommodation as a platform for multi-agency support rather than as a standalone intervention. Regular checks, referrals and openness to agency visits may indicate an emphasis on coordinated support.
Why it matters
Understanding these external connections is important because residents’ progress may depend substantially on relationships with health, welfare, housing and specialist services beyond the hostel itself.
Show evidence
“Hostel staff visit and complete 24hr security checks.”
Source:Organisation“Referrals and visits from other agencies are welcomed.”
Source:Organisation“The hostel has strong links with other organisations aiming to assist homeless people locally and nationally.”
Source:Organisation
- Which groups of homeless people can access the hostel, beyond the reference to homeless men.
- What support, advocacy and rehabilitation services are delivered directly versus through partner agencies.
- Whether residents move successfully from the hostel or Park View into stable independent housing.
Remaining uncertainties
- Referral criteria, occupancy data and resident demographics.
- Outcome data on move-on housing, tenancy sustainment and repeat homelessness.
- A list of active agency partnerships and the services they provide.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The relief and rehabilitation of persons in necessitous circumstances in the City of Birmingham and in particular by the provision of accommodation and associated facilities upon terms appropriate to their means calculated to alleviate their need.
Charity objects
The charity’s objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the following: a) the relief and rehabilitation of persons in necessitous circumstances in the City of Birmingham (“the area of benefit”) and in particular by the provision of accommodation and associated facilities upon terms appropriate to their means calculated to alleviate their need. b) to promote any other charitable purpose for persons in necessitous circumstances upon terms appropriate to their means in the area of benefit and its surrounding areas.