Fair Ways Foundation

Analysis

Fair Ways Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08979945). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending October 2024, Fair Ways Foundation reported income of £581k and spending of £975k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2024, income fell from £2.9m to £581k (-80%), an average of -42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income dropped by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Fair Ways Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% 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 Tai Pawb (£580k), The Fairbank Society (£581k) and Kahaila Ltd (£577k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £250k. Reserves of £166k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.