Imago Dei

Analysis

Imago Dei is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Imago Dei reported income of £524k and spending of £504k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £240k to £524k (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Imago Dei sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hornchurch Housing Trust (£518k), Pearsons and St Elizabeths Cottage Homes (£527k) and Ashley Educational Trust Limited (£517k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82% and donations and legacies 17%. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £252k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.