Caractacus Housing

Analysis

Caractacus Housing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockbridge. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 04629949). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Caractacus Housing reported income of £191k and spending of £218k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £195k to £191k (-2.0%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Caractacus Housing sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Commonwealth Jewish Council (£191k), Fountain of Peace Ministries of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church (£192k) and The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (£191k).