The Warren of Hull Limited

Analysis

The Warren of Hull Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in July 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02257667). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Warren of Hull Limited reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.6m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £883k to £1.7m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 46%. 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, The Warren of Hull Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 UK Care for Children (£1.7m), Noor Relief Fund (£1.7m) and York Childcare Ltd (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and investments 7.6%. Charitable activities took 6.0% of spending and raising funds 93%. Reserves of £742k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.