Hospitality Action

Analysis

Hospitality Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04914871). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hospitality Action reported income of £3.1m and spending of £3.8m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £3.1m (+8.6%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hospitality Action sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Muath Trust (£3.1m), Opportunity International United Kingdom (£3.1m) and Rhondda Cynon Taff Citizens Advice Bureau (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 42%, charitable activities 32%, trading 22% and investments 4.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £22k. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 31%. Reserves of £8.2m would cover about 25 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.