Abbeyfield Loughton Society

Analysis

Abbeyfield Loughton Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckhurst Hill. It was registered in August 1967, 59 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 00758621). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Abbeyfield Loughton Society reported income of £169k and spending of £179k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £115k to £169k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Abbeyfield Loughton Society sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barton and Royle Homes (£168k), The London and Middlesex Rifle Association (£170k) and St Johns Homes (£168k).

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.