Halsway Manor Society Limited

Analysis

Halsway Manor Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in March 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00849615). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Halsway Manor Society Limited reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £564k to £1.4m (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Halsway Manor Society Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation (£1.4m), Hill Holt Wood (£1.4m) and The Sheppard Trust (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, donations and legacies 6.0%, trading 4.5% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £76k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £300k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.