Museum of Homelessness

Analysis

Museum of Homelessness is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 March 2025, Museum of Homelessness reported income of £314k and spending of £416k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £192k to £314k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 159%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Museum of Homelessness 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 Zubeda Welcome (£314k), Redeemed Christian Church of God ('RCCG') - the Anchor for All Souls (£314k) and Binas Yisachar (£314k).