The O'connor Gateway Trust

Analysis

The O'connor Gateway Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05119548). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The O'connor Gateway Trust reported income of £371k and spending of £383k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £297k to £371k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The O'connor Gateway Trust sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wyre Forest and South Worcestershire Nightstop and Mediation Service (£370k), The Hopkins and Sneyd Almshouse Charity (£372k) and The Abbeyfield Uxbridge Society Limited (£368k).