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Wycombe Rent Deposit Guarantee Scheme

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1171222BuckinghamshirePoverty relief
Income£155k2025-03-31
Spending£127ksame year
Spent / received80%5-year average
Size in its cause73rd pctPoverty relief
Registered2017CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Wycombe Rent Deposit Guarantee Scheme is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wycombe Rent Deposit Guarantee Scheme reported income of £155k and spending of £127k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £93k to £155k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wycombe Rent Deposit Guarantee Scheme sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kings Centre Southall (£155k), Team Kenya (£156k) and Yada (£155k).

Income and spending

£0£39k£78k£117k£155k2021 Income: £93,4382021 Spending: £75,14820212022 Income: £76,4512022 Spending: £77,30420222023 Income: £119,5622023 Spending: £94,17220232024 Income: £146,5332024 Spending: £101,38520242025 Income: £155,4582025 Spending: £126,6152025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS IN THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL AREA. SERVICES INCLUDE: GIVING A GUARANTEE TO LANDLORDS (AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE CASH DEPOSIT NORMALLY REQUIRED); LIAISING BETWEEN LANDLORD, TENANT AND BENEFIT AGENCIES TO SUSTAIN TENANCIES; AND GIVING FREE ADVICE ON HOUSING-RELATED MATTERS.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Kings Centre SouthallMiddlesex£155k
Team KenyaNewcastle Upon Tyne£156k
YadaWest Sussex£155k
Bardyov TrustLondon£156k