The Show Crib

Analysis

The Show Crib is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, accommodation/housing and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04472214). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Show Crib reported income of £184k and spending of £129k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £141k to £184k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 79%. 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 Show Crib sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% 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 The Arthur Thomson Charitable Trust (£184k), Charity of Thomas Robinson Ferens at Holderness House (£185k) and St Lazarus Community of East London Trust (£184k).