London Gypsies and Travellers

Analysis

London Gypsies and Travellers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03585698). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, London Gypsies and Travellers reported income of £415k and spending of £459k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £279k to £415k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 74%. 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, London Gypsies and Travellers sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chopwell Regeneration CIO (£415k), St Andrew Holborn Church Foundation (£416k) and Family Help Darlington CIO (£407k).