The Geoff Horsfield Foundation Ltd
Charity 1192513
Overview
Summary
The Geoff Horsfield Foundation appears to occupy a practical, frontline role in Birmingham and the West Midlands: addressing hardship through temporary shelter, accommodation and associated care. Its objects suggest it is designed not only to meet immediate material needs, but also to support people whose circumstances require stabilisation, advice or other responsive assistance. The available evidence indicates a broad remit spanning poverty and disability, but gives little visibility of its delivery model, partnerships or the specific communities it reaches.
Operational geography
Coverage: Regional
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission record reports that the charity operates in Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall, indicating a West Midlands-wide reported footprint rather than a neighbourhood or district model. However, the record contains no current activity description, service locations or recent annual returns from which to verify present delivery.
- Companies House records show that the charitable company was compulsorily dissolved on 2 September 2025. This conflicts with the supplied organisation record and Charity Commission search result, which describe the charity as registered and list operating areas. It is therefore not possible to confirm that it currently delivers services anywhere.
- The registered office/correspondence address is not evidence of a service, accommodation or public-facing operational site. It has therefore not been treated as evidence of operation.
- No authoritative current evidence identifies a Birmingham ward or the City Centre as a delivery location. No operational area is included because the available Birmingham-wide statement does not identify a specific delivery area.
- There is no sufficiently current authoritative evidence of partnerships that presently extend the organisation's operational reach.
Additional evidence needed
- A current Charity Commission status determination explaining whether the charity remains on the register following dissolution of its corporate trustee/body.
- Evidence from a successor entity, trustees or an official current service directory confirming whether accommodation, shelter, meals or support services continue to operate and at which Birmingham locations.
- A recent annual report, impact report, statutory filing or official partner statement identifying current service locations, referral areas and material delivery partnerships.
Areas of work
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A stabilisation-focused response to hardship
The organisation appears to combine accommodation with meals, care and flexible additional support, suggesting an approach aimed at helping people regain immediate safety and stability rather than providing housing alone.
Why it matters
This distinguishes the foundation from a narrowly defined accommodation provider. Its role may sit at the intersection of homelessness support, emergency welfare and practical care.
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“The charity's objects include providing temporary shelters and accommodation, associated facilities, care, meals and other appropriate benefits for people in need, hardship or distress.”
Source:Charity Commission
A geographically rooted but broadly defined mission
The foundation is explicitly place-focused in Birmingham and the West Midlands, while defining those it helps as the general public. This may indicate a locally rooted organisation with discretion to respond to varied forms of need rather than a tightly bounded beneficiary group.
Why it matters
Its potential value may lie in local responsiveness: it could address unmet or changing needs that do not fit a single demographic category.
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“The charity's objects apply within Birmingham and the West Midlands.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity helps the general public/mankind.”
Source:Charity Commission
Disability may be an important but undefined dimension
The inclusion of disability alongside poverty relief suggests the organisation may encounter overlapping barriers to secure accommodation and wellbeing, although the evidence does not show whether it provides specialist disability support.
Why it matters
This raises a useful question about accessibility and whether the foundation fills a gap for people whose housing insecurity is compounded by disability.
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“The charity's activities include disability and the prevention or relief of poverty.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the foundation directly operates accommodation or funds and supports other providers.
- Which groups experience its services, and whether disability-specific provision is available.
- Its current scale, service locations, referral routes and local partnerships.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or impact reporting showing services delivered, beneficiary needs and outcomes.
- Information on accommodation provision, referral partners, accessibility and relationships with local homelessness and disability organisations.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Charity objects
TO RELIEVE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS WITHIN BIRMINGHAM AND THE WEST MIDLANDS PROVIDING TEMPORARY SHELTERS AND ACCOMMODATION AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AND PROVIDING CARE, MEALS AND SUCH OTHER BENEFITS AS ARE FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDERED TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH BY REASON OF THEIR SITUATION IN LIFE.