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Action on Homelessness in Folkestone

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1180637KentHealth and saving lives
Income£13k2026-01-01
Spending£14ksame year
Spent / received94%5-year average
Size in its cause31st pctHealth and saving lives
Registered2018Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Action on Homelessness in Folkestone is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Action on Homelessness in Folkestone reported income of £13k and spending of £14k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £9,930 to £13k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Action on Homelessness in Folkestone sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Kelling Hospital (Incorporating the Friends of Kelling) (£13k), Wymondham Youth Bus (£13k) and Fountain of Life (£13k).

Income and spending

£0£3,999£7,997£12k£16k2022 Income: £9,9302022 Spending: £6,22320222023 Income: £12,6482023 Spending: £10,85920232024 Income: £15,9942024 Spending: £15,17620242025 Income: £12,4612025 Spending: £13,96920252026 Income: £12,7272026 Spending: £13,9342026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The provision of hot meals and general support services, including clothing, bedding, and accommodation equipment together with assistance with obtaining medical help, contact with other agencies and other counselling services for homeless people and those in need in Folkestone and the surrounding area.

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