Holborn Estate Charity (Known As St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity)

Analysis

Holborn Estate Charity (Known As St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Holborn Estate Charity (Known As St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity) reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.7m, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £962k to £1.2m (+26%), an average of +7.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 139% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Holborn Estate Charity (Known As St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity) sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bickham Home (£1.2m), SidLife Limited (£1.2m) and Emmaus Oxford (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52%, investments 42% and donations and legacies 6.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £75k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 6.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £25k. Reserves of £446k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.