Hornchurch Housing Trust

Analysis

Hornchurch Housing Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in July 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hornchurch Housing Trust reported income of £518k and spending of £233k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £335k to £518k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Hornchurch Housing Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashley Educational Trust Limited (£517k), Imago Dei (£524k) and The Glendale Gateway Trust (£514k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and investments 6.6%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £10.5m would cover about 468 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.