About The Purfleet Trust

The Purfleet Trust are here to support you on your journey out of homelessness and towards a brighter future. We provide emergency support, like meals and showers, as well as long term support, like employability workshops and independent living skills, to help you take the steps to change your life.

Homelessness can happen for a huge range of reasons and everyone’s situation is different. We understand that, and we will work with you to understand your situation and best way to move forward.

Below are just a few examples of homelessness and the types of situations we face here at Purfleet.

Experiencing homelessness Sleeping rough Sofa surfing At risk

Experiencing homelessness is not necessarily sleeping rough, but being in unstable accommodation such as a hostel, B&B, or facing eviction.

Sleeping rough is when someone is sleeping on the streets. It is the most visible form of homelessness.

Sofa surfing is moving between friends’ or relatives’ houses. It can also be known as “hidden homelessness”.

People at risk of homelessness are currently housed, but their situation is likely to change without the right support.

Are you facing one of these situations? Find out how we can help you

We’ve been changing lives since 1993

The Purfleet Trust was set up as a charity in 1993 to provide help for homeless people in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk.

We saw first-hand the struggles that people experiencing homelessness faced, from finding a safe place to sleep to accessing healthcare and support services. We expanded year on year, and in our first 10, we helped 2500 people find homes and live independently.

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Our Impact in King’s Lynn every year

People supported.

Skills, wellbeing and fitness sessions.

Meals provided.

Helped to move on into their own homes.

Developing our services

Our strong local partnerships means that we can provide the best service possible to the people who need it most.

We have developed incredible partnerships with local authorities, volunteers and local businesses to ensure that we can provide wraparound homelessness services to meet the needs of our clients, including food- and furniture- poverty support, counselling, healthcare support, and more.

Adapting to new challenges

We’ve seen the needs of our clients change – so our services have as well.

In 2023, we launched the Purfleet Pantry, King’s Lynn’s first social supermarket. This project was launched in response to the Cost Of Living Crisis which was affecting South Lynn.

In 2026, we launched the Castle, an accommodation with support project in Downham Market aimed at supporting the wider community of West Norfolk.