Homeless People and the Oxford Churches(Gatehouse)

Analysis

Homeless People and the Oxford Churches(Gatehouse) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in May 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Homeless People and the Oxford Churches(Gatehouse) reported income of £429k and spending of £471k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £343k to £429k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Homeless People and the Oxford Churches(Gatehouse) sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roman Catholic Purposes in Connexion with the Congregation of the Sisters of St Clare in Ireland (£429k), Trent Compassion Trust (£429k) and The Renewal Trust (£428k).