Woking Homes

Analysis

Woking Homes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06183852). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Woking Homes reported income of £2.9m and spending of £3.1m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.9m (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Woking Homes sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 13 Rivers Trust (£2.9m), Trust Links Limited (£2.9m) and Aston Villa Foundation (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%, investments 14%, donations and legacies 1.7% and trading 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £38k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. Reserves of £420k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 61 people.