The Builders House

Analysis

The Builders House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Croydon. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07220760). It says it provides other finance and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Builders House reported income of £51k and spending of £57k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £45k to £51k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Builders House sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Old Edwardians' Association UK & Ireland Branch (£51k), The Aldo Trust (£51k) and Banbury Foodbank (£51k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.