The Albert Kennedy Trust

Analysis

The Albert Kennedy Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04494989). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Albert Kennedy Trust reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.7m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.5m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Albert Kennedy Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Queen Alexandra Cottage Homes (£2.5m), Lancashire Mind Limited (£2.5m) and Park Lodge Project (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81%, charitable activities 16% and investments 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £415k. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 21%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 51 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.