Sw9 Community Housing

Analysis

Sw9 Community Housing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09574528). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sw9 Community Housing reported income of £13.1m and spending of £12.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8.7m to £13.1m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sw9 Community Housing sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Caring for Communities and People (£13.0m), Fylde Coast YMCA (£13.2m) and Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle (£12.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £857k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.