Lee's Rest Houses

Analysis

Lee's Rest Houses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in September 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Lee's Rest Houses reported income of £665k and spending of £872k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £569k to £665k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Lee's Rest Houses sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Havering Women's Aid (£664k), The Abbeyfield Colwyn Bay Society Limited (£690k) and Restore (York) Limited (£664k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and investments 4.7%. Charitable activities took 29% of spending and raising funds 71%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.

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.