REALL LIMITED

Registered charity 1017255 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOMELESS INTERNATIONAL, REALL

We support the development of self-sustaining local organisations in Africa and Asia that work with urban poor communities to help realise their right to land, housing and basic services. We provide a range of grants, loans and other support that these organisations need to deliver land, housing and basic services at increased scale and in new ways.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£180k
Latest spending
£7.4m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a loss of £7.7m and has decided to pursue a managed wind-down of its operations, with the process expected to complete between 2025 and 2027. Consequently, the financial statements are prepared on a basis other than going concern, reflecting the trustees' conclusion that a stable flow of income can no longer be relied upon to sustain future operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“For this reason, the financial statements are not prepared on a going concern basis.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2023)

Total income
£5.4m
Total spending
£12.7m
Cost of raising funds
£7k
Reserves (reported)
£764k
Employees
42

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Angola · Burkina Faso · Coventry City · Ghana · India · Kenya · Malawi · Mozambique · Nepal · Nigeria · Pakistan · Philippines

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£180k£7.4m
30/09/2024£147k£3.7m
30/09/2023£5.4m£12.7m
31/03/2022£3.7m£10.9m
31/03/2021£7.8m£9.0m

Common questions

Is REALL LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a loss of £7.7m and has decided to pursue a managed wind-down of its operations, with the process expected to complete between 2025 and 2027. Consequently, the financial statements are prepared on a basis other than going concern, reflecting the trustees' conclusion that a stable flow of income can no longer be relied upon to sustain future operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/07/2005£316kDeveloping community-led water & sanitation initiatives in 3 cities in Mala

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST LONDON MISSION HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
REALL LIMITED£180k——unclear—not going concern
WEST LONDON MISSION HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£1.5m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—not going concern
REALMSTATES LTD FY2025£303k—0unclear—no doubt
REAL ACTION (Q.P.C.T.) LTD FY2025£147k—0below—noted
RENTRUST FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£168k—0unclear—no doubt
REAL AID FY2025£351k—0below—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.