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Just Shelter

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1178694LondonDisability
Income£22k2025-06-06
Spending£2,507same year
Spent / received52%5-year average
Size in its cause41st pctDisability
Registered2018CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Just Shelter is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, 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 June 2025, Just Shelter reported income of £22k and spending of £2,507, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £9,500 to £22k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 249%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Just Shelter sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Time to Be Out (£22k), The Alexis Trust (£22k) and United Welfare Aid (£21k).

Income and spending

£0£5,376£11k£16k£22k2021 Income: £9,5002021 Spending: £8,15820212022 Income: £7,4632022 Spending: £5,13720222023 Income: £6,0482023 Spending: £6,30620232024 Income: £6,1632024 Spending: £4,16320242025 Income: £21,5022025 Spending: £2,5072025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The prime work of Just Shelter is to support refugees both in camps in northern France and in the UK. Just Shelter therefore undertakes regular trips to Calais and Dunkirk, bringing supplies and offering services in conjunction with local partners.

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