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The Eventide Homes

RegisteredRegistered charity number 202516BournemouthHousing and shelter
Income£561k2025-12-31
Spending£398ksame year
Spent / received71%5-year average
Size in its cause84th pctHousing and shelter
Registered1962Trust
Employees3latest return

Analysis

The Eventide Homes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Eventide Homes reported income of £561k and spending of £398k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £450k to £561k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Eventide Homes sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hull United Charities (£558k), The Abbeyfield Shanklin Society Limited (£561k) and Adam Outreach Project (£558k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%, investments 15% and donations and legacies 2.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £7,551. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5.4m would cover about 162 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.

Income and spending

£0£140k£280k£421k£561k2021 Income: £449,5592021 Spending: £323,92620212022 Income: £475,2482022 Spending: £361,81420222023 Income: £504,7862023 Spending: £357,62420232024 Income: £536,6152024 Spending: £362,56720242025 Income: £560,7042025 Spending: £398,0992025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 1.5%
  • Legacies 1.3%
  • Charitable activities 82%
  • Investments 15%

In the charity's own words

Provision of almshouse accommodation to elderly people who, in the opinion of the trustees, satisfy the charity's eligibility criteria.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Hull United CharitiesHull£558k
The Abbeyfield Shanklin Society LimitedShanklin£561k
Adam Outreach ProjectSuffolk£558k
Sandwell Homeless and Resettlement Project LimitedWest Midlands£566k