Housing Charities
Discover 3,243 Housing charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Bromley And Sheppard's Colleges Charity
Beneficiary group, Education, Housing, Professions, ReligionProvide housing for Church of England Clergy and their wives/widows and sometimes supporting children.
Chinese Association Of Tower Hamlets
Beneficiary group, Education, Housing, Leisure, Social careOur charity offers Home Care services to frail elderly individuals, enabling them to live independently in their own homes. We provide a variety of classes at our centre, including Chinese calligraphy, Chinese medicine workshops, chair yoga, and a table tennis club, fostering personal well-being. We also operate a Saturday Chinese school for children, teaching Mandarin and Cantonese.
Brick By Brick London Home Activity Group
HousingHelping homeless people in need by providing semi-permanent accommodation along with any necessary assistance and support. Much OF Brick by Brick's work focuses on obtaining and developing sites to provide accommodation for the homeless.
Sunley Orford Retirement Homes
Beneficiary group, HousingThe Charity's principle objective is the provision of housing for the elderly.
St Mary The Virgin Estate Management Charity
Education, Housing, Social careThe object of the Charity is to administer and manage the property in its care.The income of the Estate Charity is to be applied as follows:1. Making small awards made under the governing scheme2. For the benefit of Newcastle Royal Grammar School - 53% of the balance3. As to the remainder for the related Almshouses Charity for the running of two residential homes
Bond's Hospital Estate Charity
Health, HousingTo maintain the endowment fund to provide income to Almshouses
Greenwich Charity Of William Hatcliffe And The Misses Smith
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HousingProvision of almshouse accommodation for thirteen persons over the age of 55, with a preference for widows and single women, living in the "area of benefit" i.e. the south side of the River Thames up to a radius of 5 miles from the almshouses. Provision of grants to enable elderly people, living in the charity's area of benefit, to remain in their own homes.
Equal Arts Ltd.
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social careEqual Arts is the Northern Region's arts & older people's agency. We aim to improve the quality of people's lives in the North East by enabling older people to have access to high quality arts projects. We work in res care homes, hospitals, arts venues & other comm venues & contract professional, experienced artists to facilitate each project.
Herts Vision Loss
Associations, Charitable activities, Health, HousingHerts Vision Loss services:Home Visits by staff and trained volunteersA Hospital Information Service located in eye clinicsA central Resource Centre and outreach locations Information for visually impaired people through a help/advice line A regular Newsletter and full information via our website. Support to local social clubs across the countyChildren's services, social clubs
The Spalding Almshouse Charity
HousingProviding almshouses for residents of South Holland, Lincolnshire
Land And Possessions Of The Poor Of Ely Otherwise Parsons' Charity
Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareMaking grants towards the relief of financial hardship, education, training and for medical needs including grants to other charities and community organisations.Also providing dwellings (almshouses) and supporting the residents who live them.All above activities are limited to an area of benefit which corresponds with the LocalGovernment area administered by the City of Ely Council
The Lowestoft Church And Town Almshouse Charity
Beneficiary group, Housing, Religion, Social careThis Charity administers 67 almshouses at Church Green Off St. Margarets Road Lowestoft. These almshouses are a warden assisted sheltered housing complex for the elderly
Bankside Gallery Limited
Arts, Heritage, HousingThe charity is home to the Royal Watercolour Society and The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, promotes selling exhibitions, educational courses and workshopsIt welcomes the need to carry out its activities for the benefit of the public, offering free admission to its exhibitions and working to increase its education work in the local community and beyond.
The Gracewell Foster Trust
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social carePROVISION OF SHELTERED HOUSING FOR SINGLE LADIES OVER 55 YEARS OLD WITH LIMITED MEANS
The Kepplewray Trust
HousingKepplewray challenges exclusion and is founded on a commitment to bring disabled and non-disabled people together as equal partners.We operate a fully accessible education and activity centre offering adventure, challenge and relaxation with full-board accommodation and home-cooked food. We provide training on disability awareness and undertake access auditing.
The Home Of Devenish
Beneficiary group, Housing, Professions, ReligionProvision of housing for retired or needy widows of Church of England Clergy and Officers in HM Armed Forces
Banbury Charities
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare1. To benefit inhabitants of the former Borough of Banbury. 2. To provide and maintain almshouse accommodation. 3. To benefit sick, poor persons by such means as trustees consider appropriate. 4. To assist educational establishments and students less than 25 years of age. 5. To relieve persons who are in need hardship or distress. 6. To benefit persons suffering from illness, accident old age or i
Good News Family Care (homes) LTD
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfareProviding support to families in need, particularly mothers fleeing domestic abuse. Providing recovery support from substance misuse dependancies to women and accommodation whilst this support is offered. Providing support & education services to non-resident beneficiaries through a range of farm-based skills development and confidence building activities.
Henley On Thames Almshouse Charity
Housinghousing for those in need in Henley on Thames/Bix and Rotherfield Greys
The Odiham Consolidated Charities
Arts, Education, HousingThe main activity of the charity is to run the Almshouses at Gurney Court, Benford Court and The Old Court, Odiham. In addition to running these Almshouses, the Trustees seek to fulfil the wishes of their benefactors by relieving need in the Parish and by making donations to three local schools in the form of library grants.
Homeless People And The Oxford Churches(gatehouse)
Housing, Social welfareTo relieve poverty and hardship among homeless and needy people in or near the City of Oxford and, in particular, by the provision of a drop-in centre
King Edward Vi And The Reverend Joseph Prime Almshouse Charity
Housing, Social welfareThe provision and maintenance of housing accommodation for persons who are in need, hardship or distress and who are resident in the former borough of Saffron Walden in the County of Essex and such charitable purposes for the benefit of the residents.
The Christabella Charitable Trust
HousingMaintenance of Barnards Farm in West Horndon, Essex which is the home of The National Malus (Crab Apple) Collection and provides meeting and seminar facilities for other charitable and educational organisations. General charitable activities mainly to local organisations and individuals, often of a Christian nature. Very limited funds available after meeting costs of own activities.
Grace Baptist Association
HousingObjects of the Association are to:1 uphold and promote the Doctrinal Basis2 promote the unity and prosperity of its Member Churches3 assist the Member Churches in their charitable purposes as recognised in English Law4 devise and employ means for the furtherance of the gospel primarily in the Home Counties Geographical Area.
The Mackintosh Foundation
Arts, Economic and community development, Health, Housing, Social welfareto promote and develop theatrical, musical and dramatic arts; relieve suffering from and promote research into the causes & treatment of AIDS/Cancer; provide for medical research generally and relief of sickness; relief for the homeless and poverty stricken;promotion of the conservation, protection & enhancement in the UK of nature & the amenities of the countryside inc. areas of natural beauty.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many housing charities are there in the UK?
There are 3,243 registered housing charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the 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 housing charities?
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 housing charities?
Across all 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 housing charities?
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.