Walsall Housing Group Limited

Analysis

Walsall Housing Group Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Walsall. It was registered in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04015633). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Walsall Housing Group Limited reported income of £155.4m and spending of £131.1m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £126.3m to £155.4m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Walsall Housing Group Limited sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Master Charitable Trust (£155.3m), The Halo Trust (£165.6m) and Cardiff Metropolitan University (£148.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £285.9m would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 789 people.