Home for Good

Analysis

Home for Good is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09060425). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Home for Good reported income of £582k and spending of £2.4m, spending 420% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £582k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 159% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Home for Good sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Equippers Church Bristol (£581k), Edukid (£582k) and Sophie Hayes Foundation (£581k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76%, charitable activities 19% and investments 4.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £137k. Charitable activities took 35% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. It employed 14 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.