Greensleeves Homes Trust

Analysis

Greensleeves Homes Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1997, 29 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 03260168). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Greensleeves Homes Trust reported income of £89.1m and spending of £95.3m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £47.9m to £89.1m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Greensleeves Homes Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Whitgift Foundation (£77.1m), Nacro (£90.3m) and YHA (England and Wales) (£66.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £39.4m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,845 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.