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Stonewall Housing

About Us

We’re the leading national charity supporting LGBTQ+ people of all ages who live in the UK and are experiencing homelessness or living in an unsafe environment.

Founded in 1983, we provide specialist housing advice, advocacy and support for LGBTQ+ people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. We have specialisms in Mental Health, Domestic Abuse, Substance Misuse and Supported Accommodation.

We support thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ+) people in the UK every year. All of our services are free and confidential.

Please note: we are not an emergency accommodation provider, and have no access to emergency accommodation.

Our charity number is: 1187437

Key Facts & Stats

Since we were established in 1983, we’ve helped tens of thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ+) people to find safe and secure homes.

3000+

We’re on track to support over 3000 people in 2025.

31

So far, we’re averaging 31 new referrals every week in 2025.

97%

97% of our service users told us it’s important to them that their caseworker understands what it’s like to be LGBTQ+.

42,000+

Since 1983, Stonewall Housing has helped over 42,000 marginalised and vulnerable LGBTQ+ people.

67%

67% of our Senior Leadership team are LGBTQ+.

300+

In the last five years alone (2019 – 2024) we’ve provided consultancy, training and workshops to over 300 organisations, services and housing providers.

78%

Referral numbers of those fleeing domestic abuse has rocketed, with a recent 78% increase compared to 2019.

Latest Case Studies

We’re on track to support over 3000+ people in 2024. Here are just some of the people we’ve recently supported.

The Advice Quality Standard (AQS)

Our services have been awarded the Advice Quality Standard (AQS). This is awarded to organisations that give advice to members of the public on legal issues.

Organisations are audited every two years and have to demonstrate that they are accessible, effectively managed, and employ staff with the skills and knowledge to meet the needs of their clients.

Meet our Trustees

We have a phenomenal board of Trustees. Their expertise and energy help us to achieve our mission of supporting LGBTQ+ people across the UK who are facing or experiencing homelessness.

Helen Randall (she/her)

Chair for Stonewall Housing Association and Stonewall Housing Charitable Foundation.
A Legal Counsel at the Bank of England.

In her legal practice, Helen specialises in public/private joint ventures, procurement and governance. Her voluntary work includes: Chair of Stonewall Housing (from August 20180), mentoring with the Girls Network, Visiting Professor of the University of Law and former Chair of the New Local Government Network policy think tank.

David Marsden (he/him)

David is the Vice Chair for Stonewall Housing Association.
David is a senior HR leader and is currently the Head of People Policy & Policy Transformation for Lloyds Banking Group.

Prior to this role, David has undertaken a number of HR leadership roles across the Retail and Commercial Banking sectors. In addition to his day job, he is the senior sponsor for LGBTQ+ colleague capability within Lloyds, working closely with LGBTQ+ colleagues and their allies to ensure there are strong and visible LGBTQ+ leaders and role models across the organisation.

David has lived across the UK and Asia and has a keen interest in LGBTQ+ rights across the globe, with a personal belief that irrespective of where in the world we live, LGBTQ+ people deserve to be able to life a safe and authentic life without exception. There is still plenty of work to do in this space!

Andrew Limeburner (he/him)

Andrew is a member of the board of trustees for Stonewall Housing Association.
Andrew is a senior finance professional with extensive experience in private equity, asset management and industry, in both the UK and Australia. He is a Chartered Accountant (ANZ) and CPA (Australia).

He tells us, “Being the Treasurer of Stonewall Housing goes beyond just numbers.  It is understanding how our service users, staff, customers and funders interact.  Stonewall Housing needs to be financially secure so that we can continue to provide safe and affordable housing – not just this year, but into the future.”

Benjamin Peters (he/him)

Benjamin is a member of the board of trustees for Stonewall Housing Association.
Benjamin is a communications specialist and has significant experience in delivering campaigns through print, broadcast, digital and social media.

He tells us, “My rural home wasn’t a safe space for me after I was outed but I was lucky to have the support of friends and a place at university to escape to. I see so many people in our communities that don’t have the same sort of safety net. I would like to be part of helping Stonewall Housing to reach more LGBTQ+ people right across the country.”

Bianca Hutchinson (she/her)

Bianca is a member of the board of trustees for Stonewall Housing Association.
Bianca currently manages a Housing First service at Crisis UK.

She says “I am interested in specialised offers of support, e.g., housing first and support for people leaving custody, and I hope my experience in the sector and understanding of systems and legislation will help to offer increased access to support for LGBTQ+ people who need it.”

Dipti Mouj (she/her)

Dipti is a member of the board of trustees for Stonewall Housing Association.
Dipti is a specialist in mental health and equality and diversity. She has lived experience of being homeless and is committed to supporting LGBTQ+ people to secure safe and affordable housing.

Dipti says, “decent housing gave me the ability to focus on other areas of my life like securing employment and going back to education. I want to be able to use my experiences and skills to support and champion the work of Stonewall Housing.”

Estela Barbosa (she/her)

Estela is a member of the board of trustees for Stonewall Housing Association.
Estela is an academic, who specialises in health economics and using routine data in research, based at the University of Bristol.

She says “Growing up, I felt firsthand the impact of living in an unsafe environment. Through my academic work, I realised that the LGBT+ community was underrepresented and that there were few organisations and programmes supporting LGBT+ people at risk of homelessness due to domestic abuse. This realisation led me to seek out Stonewall Housing. I want to bring an understanding of what works in the domestic abuse sector into Stonewall Housing and contribute to making better use of data for impact.”

John Stevens (he/him)

John is a member of the board of trustees for Stonewall Housing Charitable Foundation.
John is Strategic Partnerships and Projects Manager at Clarion Futures, the charitable foundation of Clarion Housing Group. He also leads the European Federation for Living Social Topic Group.

He says “I am passionate about equality and social justice, with a focus on housing and community support. My work centres on individual and community wellbeing, developing approaches that empower people and creating places where everyone can thrive. I’m excited to join the Stonewall Housing Board and to play my part to ensure that every LGBTQ+ person has a safe place to call home.”

Josh Willacy (he/him)

Josh is a member of the board of trustees for Stonewall Housing Charitable Foundation.
Josh is a trainer, writer and consultant and provides equality, diversity and inclusion advice and training to organisations across the private, public and third sectors.

Josh is a popular speaker at conferences and forums on a range of diversity and inclusion issues such as unconscious bias, inclusive leadership, intersectional identities and inclusive recruitment practice.

As a mixed race gay man of Caribbean heritage, Josh believes in celebrating multiple identities. He fed into Stonewall’s strategy on engaging Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic LGBT communities. Josh also designed and delivered Stonewall’s flagship Role Model empowerment programmes for BAME LGBTQ+ people.

Mark Byrne (he/him)

Mark is a member of the board of trustees for Stonewall Housing Charitable Foundation.
Mark has worked in communications and media relations for 15 years. He is a specialist in corporate communications, reputation management and social marketing.

Mark says, “I hope I can use my experience to make a positive difference for people who need Stonewall Housing. I believe passionately that having a stable place to call home can transform lives and help people reach their potential.”

Nat Price (she/her)

Nat is a member of the board of trustees for Stonewall Housing Charitable Foundation.
Nat has worked in the charity sector for four years and her specialism is in building and running corporate partnerships to raise vital funds and deliver significant impact for beneficiaries.

Nat says, “I identify as queer and feel that as I’ve benefitted from the work of the community over the years, I wanted to become a Trustee at Stonewall Housing to give back and support those most vulnerable.”

Phu Truong (he/him)

Phu is a member of the board of trustees for Stonewall Housing Charitable Foundation.
Phu currently works at Google, managing some of the corporation’s largest global advertisers and agencies.

He says “My diverse background in the corporate world, working with both large corporations and startups, equips me with a unique perspective. I can contribute to strategic planning and execution, build strong commercial partnerships to diversify funding, and identify new opportunities for program expansion. My cross-cultural experience and commitment to inclusivity will contribute to Stonewall Housing’s mission of providing safe and secure housing for LGBTQ+ individuals.”

Wayne Spillett (he/him)

Wayne is a member of the board of trustees for Stonewall Housing Charitable Foundation.
Wayne is General Counsel and Head of Regulatory Affairs at Vodafone Shared Operations Limited

He says “I have a lot of experience in creating partnerships between corporates, driving long-term collaboration in order to catalyse positive change both within the organisations and for their wider communities. So, I am keen to roll my sleeves up and help Stonewall Housing explore new partnership opportunities and fundraise in different ways. As an experienced lawyer and company secretary, I am also looking forward to supporting Stonewall Housing with its governance activities in order to help secure its long-term success.”

Meet our Senior Leadership Team

Our team are experts in LGBTQ+ homelessness.

Check out our Current Vacancies