The Railway Community Homes

Analysis

The Railway Community Homes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dawlish. It was registered in June 2011, 15 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 07109869). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Railway Community Homes reported income of £309k and spending of £410k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £309k to £309k (-0.0%), an average of +-0.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Railway Community Homes sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include William John Mills Cottages (£307k), Ramsey Welfare Charities (£310k) and Lancaster Charity (£304k).

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.