Durham Action on Single Housing Ltd

Analysis

Durham Action on Single Housing Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in April 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01041946). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Durham Action on Single Housing Ltd reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £705k to £1.3m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Durham Action on Single Housing Ltd sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Horticap (£1.3m), Rosemellin Gooseberry Bush (£1.3m) and Nottinghamshire Mind (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £956k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.