Consolidated Charities

Analysis

Consolidated Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in February 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Consolidated Charities reported income of £26k and spending of £12k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £26k (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 235% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Consolidated Charities sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Forbes Almshouses (£26k), Annfield Plain & South Moor Aged Miners Homes Association (£26k) and The Winfrey Homes of Rest (£26k).