The Abbeyfield (Streatham) Society Ltd

Analysis

The Abbeyfield (Streatham) Society Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1965, 61 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 00835742). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Abbeyfield (Streatham) Society Ltd reported income of £147k and spending of £150k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £123k to £147k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 (Streatham) Society Ltd sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Word of Hope Bible Church (£147k), John Howard Nurses' Homes (£147k) and The Abbeyfield Sanderstead Society Limited (£147k).

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.