Waltham Forest Churches Night Shelter-Wfcns Limited

Analysis

Waltham Forest Churches Night Shelter-Wfcns Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 03844727). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Waltham Forest Churches Night Shelter-Wfcns Limited reported income of £858k and spending of £820k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £720k to £858k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Waltham Forest Churches Night Shelter-Wfcns Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mercers' Company Housing Association (£858k), The Purfleet Trust Resettlement Project (King's Lynn) Limited (£859k) and Lady Hewley's Charity (£858k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 59% and donations and legacies 40%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. Reserves of £18k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.