Construction Industry Relief, Assistance and Support for the Homeless and Hospices Limited

Analysis

Construction Industry Relief, Assistance and Support for the Homeless and Hospices Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1996, 30 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 company (Companies House number 03175906). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Construction Industry Relief, Assistance and Support for the Homeless and Hospices Limited reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £797k to £1.5m (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Construction Industry Relief, Assistance and Support for the Homeless and Hospices Limited 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 C3 Trust UK (£1.5m), Raghuvanshi Mahajan London "Rama" (£1.5m) and Meadowhall Education Centre (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, trading 6.6% and investments 2.6%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 8.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £204k. Reserves of £955k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.