Harrison Housing

Analysis

Harrison Housing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04932686). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Harrison Housing reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.9m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.7m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Harrison Housing sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University of Portsmouth Students Union (£1.7m), Cambridge Cyrenians Limited (£1.7m) and Living Without Abuse (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90% and investments 9.4%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 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.