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.
Housing Bursary Trust Fund
Charitable activities, Education, HousingMakes grants to individuals
Chief Baron Smith's Charity
Beneficiary group, HousingHousing for retired old age pensioners
Horse Rescue Fund
Animals, Charitable activities, Heritage, HousingThe Horse Rescue Fund aims to prevent and relieve cruelty to horses, ponies and donkeys, to protect them from unnecessary suffering and to advance the education of the public in their proper care and treatment. To this end we rescue any neglected or badly treated equines, restore them to full health and carry out all necessary rehabilitation to enable us to place them on loan in approved homes.
The Westcott Fellowship Cottage Trust
Beneficiary group, HousingProvision of affordable housing for young families and older residents of the Village.
Fountain's Hospital
Health, HousingProviding Almshouse accommodation in Linton, North Yorkshire
Quaker Housing Trust Limited
Housing, ReligionGrants and interest-free loans to charitable projects providing secure, appropriate and affordable rented housing to meet genuine housing need.
The Retreat Loxwood
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social careWe provide sheltered housing for the elderly with priority given to local residents or those who have relatives living locally
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.
Buckinghamshire Federation Of Women's Institutes
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Housing, Research, SocietyProvides coordination for the WI in Buckinghamshire; advances the education of women and girls in important local and national political and social issues, music, drama and other cultural subjects, agriculture, crafts, home economics, science, health and social welfare; promotes sustainable development; advances health and advances citizenship by promoting civic responsibility and volunteering.
Victoria Homes
Beneficiary group, HousingAlmshouses for elderly people
Leukaemia Cancer Society
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, HousingRECRUIT BONE MARROW DONORS, HOME AND HOSPITAL VISITS, ON HOUSE COUNSELLING,TELEPHONE HELP LINE,CANCER INFORMATION AND TRANSLATIONS, ACCOMMODATION FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS LONG TERM ILLNESS. SUCH AS LEUKAEMIA,EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT LEUKAEMIA. TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO LEUKAEMIA AND OTHER BONE MARROW DISEASES..
Charity Of Sarah Jane Wood And Mary Ann Garnett
HousingProvision of Almshouses
The Sidney Hill Churchill Wesleyan Cottage Homes
HousingProvision of housing for people in housing need aged 50 or over.The housing is provided in 12 almshouse cottage homes in Churchill, North Somerset.Preference is given to applicants in financial need and from, or with, connections with this area.
Meggs' Almshouse Charity
Beneficiary group, HousingThe Charity provides housing and support services to the elderly in almshouses in Upton Lane, east London.
Cornerstone Church Bristol
Housing, ReligionTo propagate the Christian faith by preaching, teaching and helping to meet community needs at home and overseas. By provision of financial and human resources for welfare and education in a Christian context.
Weedon's Almshouses
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareTO PROVIDE HOUSING TO THE POOR AND NEEDY OF CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. THIS WILL INCLUDE PROVIDING HOUSING TO CHESHAM RESIDENTS THAT HAVE MOVED AWAY BUT WHO NOW NEED TO RETURN TO THE AREA FOR FAMILY SUPPORT.
The Walker Barstow Homes
HousingOperation of Almshouse
The Parish Lands And Other Charities
Beneficiary group, HousingIt provides housing and accomodation and Grants for education to young people, the elderly and people with diabilities who live in the area.
Whitby Merchant Seamen's Hospital Houses
Beneficiary group, Health, HousingProvides accommodation for seafaring families over 60 years of age.
Mrs De Lannoy & Haven Homes Almshouse Charity
HousingAlmshouse
Queen Mother's Clothing Guild
Housing, Social welfareQMCG buys and sources new clothing, sleeping bags and linen and distributes these items once a year to British charities, operating only in the United Kingdom, to help vulnerable and homeless people.
The Mcdonald And Trimmer Almshouse Charity
Beneficiary group, Facilities, Housingprovides accommodation/housing for elderly/old people (age 55 and over) provides buildings/facilities/open space
Almshouse Charity Of John Shaftoe
Beneficiary group, HousingProvision of housing for persons in need in the following order of priority. 1) Residents in the Parish of Haydon over 60 years. 2) Persons resident in Haydon Parish. 3) Persons resident in Northumberland over 60 years. 4) Exceptionally, Persons resident outside of Northumberland over 60 years.
Cornerstone Christian Fellowship (winlaton)
Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Leisure, Religion, Saving of lives, Social care, Social welfareActivities to relieve suffering, distress & poverty via ourselves & other outlets. Help to RBC Ministries/Gt. Nth. Air Ambulance/Unicef/Barnabus Fund & Various other Charities plus Disaster requests.Human resources & Church space (disability ok!) available to community for advocacy, advice & leisure. Church Services:- general, weekly Am; 1st Pm monthly at nearby sheltered housing complex.
St Joseph's Almshouses
Housing, Religion, Social welfareThe Charity exists to maintain and manage 10 almshouses in its ownership for poor persons of good character who are members of the Roman Catholic Church.
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.