Streetsmart-Action for the Homeless

Analysis

Streetsmart-Action for the Homeless is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Streetsmart-Action for the Homeless reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £361k to £1.2m (+243%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Streetsmart-Action for the Homeless sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Gloucestershire Deaf Association (£1.2m), African Caribbean Community Initiative (A.c.c.i.) (£1.2m) and The Hanoon Foundation (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.0m. Reserves of £344k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.