Housing Justice

Analysis

Housing Justice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Housing Justice reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.6m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £3.0m (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Housing Justice sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include B E Perl Charitable Trust (£3.0m), Charity Right (£3.0m) and Church Urban Fund (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £430k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £172k. Reserves of £690k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.