Centrepoint (charity)

For the building in Central London, see Centre Point. For other uses, see Centerpoint (disambiguation).
Centrepoint
Founded1969; 55 years ago (1969)
FounderKenneth Leech
TypeCharity
Registration no.1014868[1]
Location
Revenue (2021)
£50,248,000[1]
Staff
462 (March 2022)[1]
Websitecentrepoint.org.uk

Centrepoint is a charity in the United Kingdom which provides accommodation and support to homeless people aged 16–25. The Prince of Wales has been a patron of the organisation since 2005; his first patronage.[2][3] His mother Diana, Princess of Wales, was patron of the organisation before she died.

The charity's accommodation includes emergency night shelters, short and long stay hostels, specialist projects for care leavers, ex-offenders and young single parents, foyers and supported flats, and floating support services.

  1. ^ a b c "CENTREPOINT SOHO". Register of Charities - The Charity Commission. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  2. ^ "Press Releases". Princeofwales.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21.
  3. ^ "Our people Working together". CentrePoint. Archived from the original on 2011-05-01.