Abigail Housing

Analysis

Abigail Housing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in August 2007, 19 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 06202999). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Abigail Housing reported income of £511k and spending of £567k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £954k to £511k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Abigail Housing sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shire Training Workshops Limited (£510k), The Glendale Gateway Trust (£514k) and Welwyn Hatfield Women's Refuge and Support Services (£503k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69% and donations and legacies 31%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £41k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.