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Solo Housing (East Anglia)

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1068017SuffolkHousing and shelter
Income£2.0m2026-03-31
Spending£1.9msame year
Spent / received98%5-year average
Size in its cause93rd pctHousing and shelter
Registered1998Charitable company
Employees22latest return

Analysis

Solo Housing (East Anglia) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in February 1998, 28 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 03266905). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Solo Housing (East Anglia) reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.6m to £2.0m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Solo Housing (East Anglia) 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 Northampton Association for Accommodation for Single Homeless (£2.0m), Roc Solid (£2.0m) and YMCA Wearside Ltd (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.

Income and spending

£0£512k£1.0m£1.5m£2.0m2022 Income: £1,620,4312022 Spending: £1,638,24820222023 Income: £1,707,2762023 Spending: £1,788,84720232024 Income: £2,033,7592024 Spending: £1,914,26620242025 Income: £2,047,9082025 Spending: £2,031,94520252026 Income: £2,013,4222026 Spending: £1,883,5182026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 0.0%
  • Charitable activities 99%
  • Investments 0.4%
  • Other 0.3%

In the charity's own words

Originally established in 1985 as the Campaign for Single Homeless (COSH), Solo Housing (East Anglia) is a Registered Provider of Social Housing and a Registered Charity. Solo is constituted as a company limited by guarantee. We support a range of single people to overcome barriers preventing them from finding and sustaining decent accommodation.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Northampton Association for Accommodation for Single HomelessNorthampton£2.0m
Roc SolidCo Durham£2.0m
YMCA Wearside LtdSunderland£2.0m
Staffordshire Women's AidStafford£2.0m