Leatherhead Start

Analysis

Leatherhead Start is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in July 2010, 16 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 07284076). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Leatherhead Start reported income of £337k and spending of £406k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £297k to £337k (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Leatherhead Start sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% 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 International Students' Club (Church of England) Ltd (£337k), KCG Care Foundation (£344k) and Bristol and Anchor Almshouse Charity (£336k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.