Friends of Essex & London Homeless

Analysis

Friends of Essex & London Homeless is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Purfleet. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Friends of Essex & London Homeless reported income of £49k and spending of £19k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £18k to £49k (+174%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Friends of Essex & London Homeless sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beaumont Parish Hall (£49k), Poor's Allotment (£49k) and Breaking Barriers Tennis Association (£49k).