The House of St Barnabas

Analysis

The House of St Barnabas is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06845128). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2023, The House of St Barnabas reported income of £3.0m and spending of £3.5m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2023, income grew from £1.6m to £3.0m (+89%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The House of St Barnabas sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Icc Missions (£3.0m), Venture Church (Milton Keynes) (£3.1m) and Saltbox (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 74% and donations and legacies 26%. Charitable activities took 25% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £290k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 57 people.

Data notes from the register: The register marks this charity as being in administration.