Winchester Churches Nightshelter

Analysis

Winchester Churches Nightshelter is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Winchester. It was registered in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03928334). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Winchester Churches Nightshelter reported income of £691k and spending of £616k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £574k to £691k (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Winchester Churches Nightshelter sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Derbyshire Voluntary Action (£691k), Something to Look Forward to Limited (£692k) and Beacon: for Rare Diseases Ltd (£691k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 73%, charitable activities 21% and investments 4.7%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 5.8%. Reserves of £402k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.