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the single homeless project

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and other defined groups. The Single Homeless Project is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in London.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

SHP is a London-based charity that works to prevent homelessness and help vulnerable and socially excluded people to transform their lives. We do this by providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. Our services are located across 20 London boroughs.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£41,053,171
Latest Expenditure
£40,632,726

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 97.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,628,391
Charitable Activities £39,021,233
Other Trading £65,500
Investments £72,196
Other Income £265,851

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £40,110,508
Raising Funds £522,218
Governance £75,162
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£41,053,171£40,632,726£40,110,508£6,649,878£2,419,969838 / 905
2023£38,897,038£38,706,025£38,387,553£6,229,433£2,410,010796 / 746
2022£37,143,844£37,043,734£36,828,758£6,038,421£2,106,372795 / 477
2021£36,396,970£34,409,884£34,233,161£5,938,311£1,789,397666 / 110
2020£27,830,023£27,793,072£27,621,981£3,951,225£3,865,173577 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers