Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter

Analysis

Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in April 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter reported income of £103k and spending of £101k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £49k to £103k (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haeuk (£103k), Birdshot Uveitis Society (£103k) and The Hoover Foundation (£103k).