Winchester Housing Trust Limited

Analysis

Winchester Housing Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in April 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 02189380). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Winchester Housing Trust Limited reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.5m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £635k to £2.0m (+212%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Winchester Housing Trust Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Donnington House Care Home Limited (£2.0m), YMCA Wearside Ltd (£2.0m) and Greendown Trust (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £7.9m would cover about 62 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.