Hitchin United Charities

Analysis

Hitchin United Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hitchin. It was registered in October 1964, 62 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 March 2026, Hitchin United Charities reported income of £117k and spending of £162k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £127k to £117k (-7.7%), an average of -2.0% a year. 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, Hitchin United Charities sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alice Coralie Glyn Homes (£117k), The Flood Charity (£117k) and The Frederick Ray Trust (£115k).

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.