Merger of the Bromley Homeless Shelter and LATCH

The Bromley Homeless Shelter AGM on Thursday 28 January 2021 considered and approved this Members' Resolution:

Following successful consultation on the proposed merger of The Bromley Homeless Shelter with LATCH (legal name Bromley Churches Housing Action), it is proposed that to legally enact the merger, The Bromley Homeless Shelter be dissolved and the entire undertaking of the Charity be transferred to Bromley Churches Housing Action Charitable Incorporated Organisation (BCHA) whose objectives are:
the relief of poverty through Christian principles by the provision of accommodation, advice and assistance or any such other things as the trustees consider necessary for the achievement of the objects  to persons in need who are either homeless, threatened with homelessness or have inadequate living arrangements.
It is proposed that upon merger of the two charities Bromley Churches Housing Action be renamed BromleyHomeless.
The members shall consider and vote on the following resolution to this effect.

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED THAT in accordance with clause 29 of the constitution, the organisation known as The Bromley Homeless Shelter, registered charity number 1163353, be DISSOLVED on such date as the trustees decide and all assets and liabilities held for the purposes of the charity be transferred on that date to Bromley Churches Housing Action formed under the charities Act 2011, registered charity number 1186655.

AND THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORISES THE CHARITY TRUSTEES OF THE EXISTING CHARITY
•                     To decide on the final legal and operational name of the merged entity (in conjunction with the trustees of Bromley Churches Housing Action);
•                     To incur such costs as shall be required to give effect to this resolution; and
•                     To sign such agreements and execute such deeds as are necessary to give effect of this transfer.  Provided that, in case of assets held for restricted purposes, they shall ensure that similar restrictions are imposed when the assets are transferred to Bromley Churches Housing Action.

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Trustees of the Bromley Homeless Shelter and of LATCH, another local Christian-inspired charity helping local homeless people of all backgrounds, have held discussions on whether the two charities should merge. Please read the letter from the Chairs of the two charities below.

We are grateful to all the supporters and volunteers who submitted their views via the questionnaire.