Housing Pathways Trust

Analysis

Housing Pathways Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Housing Pathways Trust reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.7m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Housing Pathways Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 The Congregation of the Holy Spirit and the Immaculate Heart of Mary (British Province) (£2.7m), Manchester Hachnosas Kalloh Fund (£2.7m) and Asian Women's Resource Centre (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 68%, trading 16% and investments 15%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £165k. Reserves of £4.3m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.