The Bickham Home

Analysis

The Bickham Home is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Altrincham. It was registered in June 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Bickham Home reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £992k to £1.2m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Bickham Home 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 Emmaus Oxford (£1.2m), Holborn Estate Charity (Known As St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity) (£1.2m) and Vale Domestic Abuse Services (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £946k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.