Lord Kitchener Memorial Holiday Centre

Analysis

Lord Kitchener Memorial Holiday Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lowestoft. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lord Kitchener Memorial Holiday Centre reported income of £238k and spending of £213k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £172k to £238k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Lord Kitchener Memorial Holiday Centre sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The College of Matrons (£238k), The New College of Cobham (£239k) and Bradford Tradesmen's Homes (£237k).