The Abbeyfield Whitehaven Society Limited

Analysis

The Abbeyfield Whitehaven Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whitehaven. It was registered in April 1964, 62 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 00766744). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Abbeyfield Whitehaven Society Limited reported income of £301k and spending of £302k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £219k to £301k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Abbeyfield Whitehaven Society Limited sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Design Midlands Limited (£300k), Aylesbury Homeless Action Group (£303k) and Charity of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough (£296k).