Forest Churches Emergency Night Shelter
Analysis
Forest Churches Emergency Night Shelter is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07904107). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Forest Churches Emergency Night Shelter reported income of £331k and spending of £327k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £147k to £331k (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Forest Churches Emergency Night Shelter sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% 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 Emmanuel Group of Churches (£331k), Bexley Borough Citizens Advice Bureaux Limited (£331k) and Oxford Bible Church Trust Limited (£331k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Relief of poverty among homeless persons and rough sleepers living in Waltham Forest who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress by reason of their social and economic circumstances and in particular but not exclusively by deploying human and material resources to provide appropriate relief to such persons.Winter shelter, food, clothing, showers, laundry and other relevant services
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Group of Churches | Northampton | £331k |
| Bexley Borough Citizens Advice Bureaux Limited | Erith | £331k |
| Oxford Bible Church Trust Limited | Oxford | £331k |
| Pilgrim Christian Ministries International | Birmingham | £331k |