CRISIS UK
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1.0m for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £67.2m and total expenditure of £68.2m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were maintained at £12.5m, which is within the stated policy target range of £10-£12m, although the charity forecasts a deficit in the following year due to a restructuring programme.
What the accounts disclose
“the trustees have determined that the minimum required level of free reserves should be within the range of £10-£12m as at 30 June 2025.”
“The London Pathway (operating as Pathway), a company limited by guarantee is a wholly owned subsidiary of Crisis UK. During the year ending 30 June 2025, a grant of £500,000 (2024: £500,000) was paid by Crisis UK to Pathway.” — page 34
“During the year, the charity received donations from trustees totalling £7,984 (2024: £534).” — page 34
“The London Pathway (operating as Pathway), a company limited by guarantee is a wholly owned subsidiary of Crisis UK. During the year ending 30 June 2025, a grant of £500,000 (2024: £500,000) was paid by Crisis UK to Pathway.” — page 34
“During the year, the charity received donations from trustees totalling £7,984 (2024: £534).” — page 34
“Crisis at Christmas Limited is a trading company. The principal activities of the trading company are sponsorship and the trading of bought in goods in our shops and online.”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Matt Downie — Chief Executive
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/06/2026)
- Received assets from another charity (23/03/2026)
- Received assets from another charity (16/05/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (12/09/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (19/06/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (16/02/2024)
Trustees
- Alastair John Wilson
- Alison Wallace
- Charlotte Bates
- Ezechi Britton
- Geeta Nanda
- Janet Oldfield
- Joanna Penn
- Kathleen Palmer
- Kirsty Joan MacDonald
- Matthew Sanders
- Sapna Dutta
- Sem Moema
- Tristia Harrison
- Waqar Ahmed
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £67.2m | £68.2m |
| 30/06/2024 | £66.1m | £64.7m |
| 30/06/2023 | £65.0m | £67.1m |
| 30/06/2022 | £64.8m | £66.2m |
| 30/06/2021 | £64.6m | £58.7m |
Common questions
Is CRISIS UK financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1.0m for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £67.2m and total expenditure of £68.2m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were maintained at £12.5m, which is within the stated policy target range of £10-£12m, although the charity forecasts a deficit in the following year due to a restructuring programme. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.
Who funds CRISIS UK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CRISIS UK as a grant recipient include THE BERKELEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PWC FOUNDATION, THE BAY TREE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 13/02/2025 | £3.5m | Regular Grant 2025 |
| Postcode Lottery | 01/12/2023 | £3.0m | Regular Grant 2024 |
| Postcode Lottery | 16/02/2023 | £3.1m | Regular Grant 2023 |
| Postcode Lottery | 01/02/2022 | £3.0m | Regular Grant 2022 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 14/12/2017 | £46k | "A Homeless History of Newcastle" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £150k |
| SWAROVSKI FOUNDATION | 2 | £39k |
| THE VLM FOUNDATION | 2 | £10k |
| FAT FACE FOUNDATION | 1 | — |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.5m |
| The Caring Family Foundation | 1 | £793k |
| THE BAND AID CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £462k |
| THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £436k |