Faith in Action Merton Homelessness Project

Analysis

Faith in Action Merton Homelessness Project 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 and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04352872). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Faith in Action Merton Homelessness Project reported income of £304k and spending of £268k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £215k to £304k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 63%. 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, Faith in Action Merton Homelessness Project sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shree Prajapati Association Leicester (£304k), Tiyeni (£304k) and Redeemed Christian Church of God Covenant Restoration Assembly Nottingham (£304k).