Howard Garden Social and Day Care Centre

Analysis

Howard Garden Social and Day Care Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Letchworth. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Howard Garden Social and Day Care Centre reported income of £91k and spending of £105k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £44k to £91k (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Howard Garden Social and Day Care Centre sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gay Outdoor Club Limited (£91k), Seekenya (£92k) and The Hollands-Warren Fund (£91k).