Avocet Care & Support Ltd

Analysis

Avocet Care & Support Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in January 1970, 56 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 00956345). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Avocet Care & Support Ltd reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.9m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.5m to £1.8m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Avocet Care & Support Ltd sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Black Women's Project (£1.8m), De Montfort University Students' Union (£1.9m) and Your Sanctuary (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.

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.