Homeless and Rootless at Christmas

Analysis

Homeless and Rootless at Christmas is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03003611). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Homeless and Rootless at Christmas reported income of £45k and spending of £42k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £29k to £45k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Homeless and Rootless at Christmas sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elbistan Community Centre (£45k), Bath & West Low Carbon Community Fund CIO (£45k) and Alma Jean Henry Charitable Trust (£45k).