Cheltenham Housing Aid Centre

Analysis

Cheltenham Housing Aid Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Glos. It was registered in February 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02241670). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cheltenham Housing Aid Centre reported income of £252k and spending of £134k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £136k to £252k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cheltenham Housing Aid Centre sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redeemed Christian Church of God King of Kings Tabernacle (£252k), The Separated Child Foundation (£252k) and Northway District Community Association (£252k).