The Union Jack Club

Analysis

The Union Jack Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00080683). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Union Jack Club reported income of £12.8m and spending of £11.6m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5.8m to £12.8m (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Union Jack Club sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Cambridge Home (£12.4m), Wolfson College in the University of Oxford (£13.6m) and The Cordwainers Educational and Training Charitable Trust Company (£12.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 79%, charitable activities 17%, investments 2.1% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £12k. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £8.5m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 157 people.