Sussex Homeless Support

Analysis

Sussex Homeless Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sussex Homeless Support reported income of £69k and spending of £77k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £153k to £69k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sussex Homeless Support sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lambourn Rda Incorporating Carriage Driving Limited (£69k), Fletchers Foundation (£70k) and Stowmarket Asd Saturday Clubs (£69k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.