Stay Charity

Analysis

Stay Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03471122). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Stay Charity reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.7m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.2m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Stay Charity sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Anawim - Birmingham’s Centre for Women Limited (£2.2m), The Dulverton Trust (£2.2m) and Redr UK (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £371k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.