The Dwelling Place

Analysis

The Dwelling Place is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Basingstoke. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Dwelling Place reported income of £45k and spending of £48k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £37k to £45k (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Dwelling Place sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Henry Hanley for Almshouses (£45k), Feed Fenland (£45k) and West African Development (£45k).