East Cheshire Housing Consortium Limited

Analysis

East Cheshire Housing Consortium Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Macclesfield. It was registered in February 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02550488). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, East Cheshire Housing Consortium Limited reported income of £4.8m and spending of £5.0m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.3m to £4.8m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, East Cheshire Housing Consortium Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abbeyfield Northumbria (£4.7m), St Davids Diocesan Board of Finance (£4.9m) and Bawso Ltd (£4.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £334k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 96 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.