Forest Hill (Sheltered) Housing Limited

Analysis

Forest Hill (Sheltered) Housing Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00547893). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Forest Hill (Sheltered) Housing Limited reported income of £257k and spending of £379k, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £216k to £257k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Forest Hill (Sheltered) Housing Limited sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pilton United Charity (£256k), Guildhall Feoffment (£259k) and William Jones's Almshouse Charity (£256k).

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.