Canterbury Housing Advice Centre

Analysis

Canterbury Housing Advice Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in November 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 02642776). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Canterbury Housing Advice Centre reported income of £144k and spending of £139k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £165k to £144k (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Canterbury Housing Advice Centre sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thatcham Parochial Almshouse Charity (£144k), John Eaton's Almshouses (£144k) and Brass Tacks Limited (£143k).