The North Memorial Homes City of Leicester
Analysis
The North Memorial Homes City of Leicester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in April 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The North Memorial Homes City of Leicester reported income of £231k and spending of £986k, spending 426% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £209k to £231k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 196% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The North Memorial Homes City of Leicester sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Abbeyfield Chester Society Limited (£230k), Plaxton Family Housing Trust (£231k) and The Sevenoaks Almshouse Charity (£230k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provide housing for disabled members of the forces who are entitled to a pension or gratuity in consequence of injury or disability attributed to service and whose homes were at the date of enlistment or mobilisation, situated in the City of Leicester. Housing for widows/widowers/dependants of the above. Housing for persons in need born or living in City of Leicester or Leicestershire
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Abbeyfield Chester Society Limited | Chester | £230k |
| Plaxton Family Housing Trust | Scarborough | £231k |
| The Sevenoaks Almshouse Charity | Sevenoaks | £230k |
| The Samuel Wallace Smedley Charitable Trust | Leamington Spa | £232k |