Housing Charities That specialise in Temporary or emergency housing
Discover 100 Housing charities that specialise in temporary or emergency housing. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Grangetown Baptist Church
Beneficiary group, Housing, Religion, Social welfareWe hold services for public worship each Sunday. We also run regular youth and children's clubs, language classes, a foodbank, a toddlers group, a sewing class and a night shelter for the homeless through the winter.
Doorstep
Housing, Social welfareThe relief of poverty and distress and the advancement of education of persons resident in Camden and the surrounding area in particular those who are homeless or living in temporary accommodation.
The Animal Hostel Trust
HousingThe objects of the trust is to provide welfare, treatment and finding homes for animals.
Henry Wood Accommodation Trust
Arts, Charitable activities, Education, HousingTo advance the education of students attending colleges or courses in London for the purpose of receiving instruction in music, particularly those attending the Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Trinity Laban by making grants or otherwise to needy or deserving students to assist them with the cost of accommodation.
Father Love Trust
Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, HousingUse of the property at 7 Brownswood Road, N4 2HP to provide accommodation for post-graduate full-time overseas students.A Day Nursery for children under fives, opens Monday to Friday, 8.20am to 6 pm.A Saturday Supplementary School for pupils between the ages of six and eleven. Tuition in Maths, English, Spanish and French is provided.Facilities are provided for a Domino Club for elderly men.
Halifax Scouts Joint Management Committee
Associations, Housingprovide hostel facilities for scouts
Sandbach Animal Rescue Society
Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfareRescue of stray animals within Sandbach and surrounding rural areas, provide refuge for unwanted domestic animals, finance necessary boarding and veterinary care, assist in re-homing of unwanted domestic animals.
Open Door - St Albans
Charity and VCS support, HousingOpen Door supports a homelessness night shelter and daytime drop-in for vulnerable people in St Albans. Set up in 1992, the charity aims to ensure that no-one needs to sleep rough in St Albans and generally to improve the life chances of homeless people. Our main activities are to raise funds, primarily from the local community, to support and improve the service and to promote volunteering.
St Peter's Hostel For Men
Beneficiary group, HousingGeneral Charitable PurposesReligious Activities
Howard De Walden Hostel Charity
Beneficiary group, Housing, LeisureThe Charity maintains a hostel for the residential accommodation, recreation and instruction of young people of the town of Maidstone employed within the said town or the neighbourhood thereof, and those attending a course of instruction at a recognised place of education in Maidstone.
Herefordshire Night Shelter
Beneficiary group, HousingTHE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION & RELATED SERVICES TO HOMELESS MALE PERSONS OVER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS.
The Mothers Union (diocese Of Durham Branch)
Arts, Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Housing, Saving of lives, Social welfareParish support. Short breaks for those in difficult circumstances, support for women prisoners and families, school children in deprived area, womens refuge. Blankets, baby clothes, toilet bags to hospitals, support members overseas, literacy, development, health education, famine relief.
Exotic Pet Refuge
Housing, Social welfarePET REFUGE AND CARE
Cherrytree
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social careSupporting homeless young people aged between 16 and 21 to secure their own accommodation by providing them with temporary accommodation and support.
Wilderness Trust
Arts, Housing, Research, Social care, Social welfareEnvironmental protection and enhancementEducation in traditional crafts, arts, sustainable living, natural sciences and heritagePromotion of the artsRelief of suffering by inclusion of marginalised people in communal life and work and by providing a place of temporary refuge or respite
The Birmingham Children's Community Venture Limited
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, HousingBCCV runs a hostel which is used by schools to enable children and young people to learn about the countryside and to experience living communally.
The Bangladesh Centre
Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, HousingWelfare Rights Advice, Hostel Accommodation, Community Education, ICT Project,Multilingual Medical Advice, Women Affairs, Elderly Project, Cultural Activities, Library & Information Services, Community Development/Liaison.
47th Doncaster (edenthorpe) Scout Group
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Housing, LeisureGroup Events: St Georges Day Parade, Family Camp, Carol Singing and Bag PackingBeavers: Challenge badges and visits in local areaCubs: several camps: Durham, Fanwood and Squirrel wood, lots of badge workScouts: Summer camp at Scarborough, lots of other camps and a youth hostel trip. Plus canoeing, hiking and games.
The Woodclyffe Hostel
HousingThe charity covers a listed building which is leased to various organisations within the village.
London And Slough Charitable Trust
Housing, Social welfarePROVISION OF FOOD, DRINKS, CLOTHING, BEDDING AND COMPANIONSHIP TO ROUGH SLEEPERS AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED PERSONS ON THE STREETS OF LONDON AND SLOUGH AND MAINTAIN A NIGHT SHELTER EACH WINTER/SPRING FOR HOMELESS IN SLOUGH.
Trefnant Village Hall And Memorial Field
Facilities, Housing, Leisure, Social welfareVillage hall and or recreation ground hire for local, community and other legal organizations on regular and ad hoc basis including local authority, for elections and if necessary emergency refuge.Hire of chairs and tables.Facilities for village and surrounding areas to hold events/parties/celebrations exhibitions.The organization of community & sport based activities and cultural activities
Arthur Herbert Hope Memorial
Beneficiary group, Education, Housing, LeisureThe Hope Memorial Trust, founded in 1932 operates a 32 bed self catering hostel near Keswick in Cumbria. It provides facilities which enable schools, youth groups, community groups, and families to benefit from the educational and recreational opportunities provided by the Lake District.
King George V Hall
Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Heritage, Housing, Leisure, Social welfareThe Village Hall is the centre of social activities in the village particularly so since the closure of the one and only public house in the village. A variety of users includes the Toddler Group, Pilates, local history group, birthday parties, weddings etc The Hall is also used as a refuge centre in the event of an emergency.
Huddersfield Wharfeside Youth Trust
Beneficiary group, Housing, LeisureTo provide a residential base for young people to help educate through leisure time activities, to develop physical and mental capacities to grow to full mature members of society.Most groups enjoy the opportunity to be able to go exploring and walking in the Yorkshire DalesDuke of Edinburgh groups are supervised at the hostel for the assessing process.
The Charlton And Blackheath Christian Fellowship Trust
Beneficiary group, Housing, Religion, Social care, Social welfareRegular weekly programme of the Fellowship, including worship services and services in local Care Homes. Supporting local projects such as Greenwich Street Pastors, Greenwich Foodbank, Greenwich Church Leaders Forum, Greenwich Night Shelter, Greenwich Youth for Christ, Greenwich CAP (Christians Against Poverty). Projects supported in Africa and Brazil including missionary work and aid.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many temporary-or-emergency-housing housing charities are there in the UK?
There are 100 registered temporary-or-emergency-housing housing charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the temporary-or-emergency-housing housing charities by income?
Nuffield Health is the largest by latest reported annual income (£1.5bn). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.
What is the combined annual income of temporary-or-emergency-housing housing charities?
Temporary-or-emergency-housing housing charities reported a combined annual income of £8.8bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for temporary-or-emergency-housing housing charities?
Across all temporary-or-emergency-housing housing charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 90.6%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of temporary-or-emergency-housing housing charities?
Temporary-or-emergency-housing housing charities have an average annual income of £2.3m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.