The St Michael's Housing Trust
Analysis
The St Michael's Housing Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in June 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The St Michael's Housing Trust reported income of £85k and spending of £157k, spending 185% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £208k to £85k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 9346%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The St Michael's Housing Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hifzul Quran and Islamic Education Centre (£85k), The Benevolent Fund of the Worshipful Company of Bakers (£85k) and Northchapel, Petworth and Tillington Almshouses (£85k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Administers and manages several properties in Leicester accommodating homeless families.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hifzul Quran and Islamic Education Centre | London | £85k |
| The Benevolent Fund of the Worshipful Company of Bakers | London | £85k |
| Northchapel, Petworth and Tillington Almshouses | West Sussex | £85k |
| Sir Robert Hitcham's Almshouse Charity at Levington | Ipswich | £86k |