The Housing Associations' Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Housing Associations' Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04560091). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Housing Associations' Charitable Trust reported income of £4.8m and spending of £5.9m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £4.8m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Housing Associations' Charitable Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (£4.8m), Gerson Berger Association Limited (£4.9m) and Human Relief Foundation (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £6,010 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.