Glass Door Homeless Charity

Analysis

Glass Door Homeless Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03950659). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Glass Door Homeless Charity reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.4m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £2.9m to £2.2m (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Glass Door Homeless Charity sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 The Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Foundation (£2.2m), Citizens Advice Worcester and Herefordshire (£2.2m) and Phoenix Community Care Limited (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 52 people.