The Duke of Lancaster Housing Trust

Analysis

The Duke of Lancaster Housing Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2009, 17 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 06455755). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Duke of Lancaster Housing Trust reported income of £831k and spending of £116k, leaving 86% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £185k to £831k (+349%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 489%. Over the whole period it spent 19% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Duke of Lancaster Housing Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham International Student Homes (£829k), Jane Cameron's Old People's Charity (£834k) and Cambridge Pringle Group (£822k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67%, charitable activities 31% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £8.5m would cover about 878 months of spending at that rate.