Threshold Housing Link

Analysis

Threshold Housing Link is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in February 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Threshold Housing Link reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.2m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £357k to £1.6m (+354%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Threshold Housing Link sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bnei Zion Community Nursery (£1.6m), Gateshead Kehilla Kollel Ltd (£1.6m) and The Skinners' Almshouse Charity (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,490. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £643k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.