Chartford Housing Limited

Analysis

Chartford Housing Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08662400). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chartford Housing Limited reported income of £3.4m and spending of £2.9m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.7m to £3.4m (-8.3%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Chartford Housing Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Leaders of Worship and Preachers Homes (£3.4m), Falcon Support Services E.m Ltd (£3.4m) and The Cote Charity (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54% and charitable activities 46%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5.9m would cover about 25 months of spending at that rate.