The House

Analysis

The House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Upminster. It was registered in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The House reported income of £51k and spending of £19k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £31k to £51k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The House sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Aldo Trust (£51k), Noah's Ark Sanctuary (£51k) and The Builders House (£51k).