Hostnation

Analysis

Hostnation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and other charitable purposes, 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 September 2025, Hostnation reported income of £172k and spending of £165k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £95k to £172k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hostnation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wrexham Foodbank / Banc Bwyd Wrecsam (£172k), Charity Begins at Home (£172k) and Prudhoe Community Partnership (£172k).