The Hudson Foundation

Analysis

The Hudson Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambs. It was registered in June 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Hudson Foundation reported income of £976k and spending of £1.1m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £1.7m to £976k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Hudson Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roshni (Birmingham) (£975k), Cober Hill Charitable Trust (£982k) and The British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara (£966k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 95% and investments 4.7%. Charitable activities took 3.4% of spending and raising funds 96%. Grants to other organisations totalled £31k. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.