Crawley Open House

Analysis

Crawley Open House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in September 1995, 31 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 03048461). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Crawley Open House reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.7m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.1m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Crawley Open House sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackburn YMCA (£2.1m), The Elm Foundation Ltd (£2.1m) and YMCA Essex (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 48%, donations and legacies 47%, investments 3.4% and trading 1.2%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Reserves of £761k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.