HOMELESS LINK

Registered charity 1089173 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity undertakes a number of key activities. These comprise:1) Ending Homelessness2) Research and Development3) Social Enterprise4) Funds for Grant Distribution5) Membership and Campaigning

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£10.0m

Latest spending

£9.6m

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned to a financial surplus after three years of deficits, with total income of £10.04m and expenditure of £9.66m. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £1.20m exceed the policy target of three months' spending, indicating stable and healthy finances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £120,000 - £129,999 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)

“£120,000-£129,999 - 1” — page 43

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (excluding grant-making and In-Form expenditure) (held: £1.2m)

“the trustees require the charity to hold reserves that represent at least 3 months spending excluding grant-making and In-Form expenditure.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee's employer paid membership, event and training fees

“Gill Arukpe is the Chief Executive of Social Interest Group. They paid fees of £57,570 during the year.” — page 54

“David Smith is the CEO of Oasis Community Housing. They have an In-Form system provided by Homeless Link and were invoiced £48,352 for this service in the year. They also paid membership, event and training fees of £1,832 during the year.” — page 55

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Former Trustee's employer paid for software and fees

“Gill Arukpe is the Chief Executive of Social Interest Group. They paid fees of £57,570 during the year.” — page 54

“David Smith is the CEO of Oasis Community Housing. They have an In-Form system provided by Homeless Link and were invoiced £48,352 for this service in the year. They also paid membership, event and training fees of £1,832 during the year.” — page 55

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Former Trustee's employer paid for software and fees

“Gill Arukpe is the Chief Executive of Social Interest Group. They paid fees of £57,570 during the year.” — page 54

“David Smith is the CEO of Oasis Community Housing. They have an In-Form system provided by Homeless Link and were invoiced £48,352 for this service in the year. They also paid membership, event and training fees of £1,832 during the year.” — page 55

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee's employer paid for software and fees

“Gill Arukpe is the Chief Executive of Social Interest Group. They paid fees of £57,570 during the year.” — page 54

“David Smith is the CEO of Oasis Community Housing. They have an In-Form system provided by Homeless Link and were invoiced £48,352 for this service in the year. They also paid membership, event and training fees of £1,832 during the year.” — page 55

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee's employer paid for software and fees

“Gill Arukpe is the Chief Executive of Social Interest Group. They paid fees of £57,570 during the year.” — page 54

“David Smith is the CEO of Oasis Community Housing. They have an In-Form system provided by Homeless Link and were invoiced £48,352 for this service in the year. They also paid membership, event and training fees of £1,832 during the year.” — page 55

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

P3 charity launches groundbreaking aspiring Leaders Development Programme in partnership with Homeless Link derbyworld.co.uk · 11/09/2025
Who’s Moving: National Deaf Children’s Society, Homeless Link and more civilsociety.co.uk · 03/02/2025
Homeless Link names human rights legal expert as chair housingdigital.co.uk · 16/01/2025
Homelessness and Welfare Benefits in London | Homeless Link report funded by Trust for London trustforlondon.org.uk · 13/04/2023
News - Former housing association chief executive picked as new chair of Homeless Link insidehousing.co.uk · 15/11/2021
Taskmaster teams up with Homeless Link for Christmas fundraiser charitytimes.com · 27/11/2020
White power's homeless link stuff.co.nz · 25/04/2014
News - Homeless Link fears grant could be diverted insidehousing.co.uk · 04/09/2012

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Homeless Link (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Buyer	Contract	Awarded	Value
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION	Democratic Engagement Projects 2025-26	05/03/2026	£43k

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£10.0m

Total spending

£9.6m

Cost of raising funds

£67k

Reserves (reported)

£1.2m

Employees

98

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (25/10/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (17/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (18/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Derek Heath
Eleanor McNeil
Harish Sumanlal BHAYANI
Jamie Andrew Burton KC
Janice Elizabeth Hughes
Maria Iglesias · trustee of 1 other charity
Sara Ogilvie
Scott Andrew Robson
Simon Hewett-Avison
Thomas Cannon

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£10.0m	£9.6m
31/03/2024	£10.0m	£10.2m
31/03/2023	£8.8m	£9.0m
31/03/2022	£11.5m	£11.9m
31/03/2021	£21.8m	£21.6m

Common questions

Is HOMELESS LINK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned to a financial surplus after three years of deficits, with total income of £10.04m and expenditure of £9.66m. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £1.20m exceed the policy target of three months' spending, indicating stable and healthy finances. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of HOMELESS LINK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,000 - £129,999 band.

Who funds HOMELESS LINK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOMELESS LINK as a grant recipient include THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES, THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, MERSEY GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST, THE JONGEN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES	FY2024	£327k	Emergency Responders
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES	FY2024	£327k	Emergency Responders
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	FY2025	£305k	Health and Wellbeing
MERSEY GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST	FY2025	£200k	Homeless Link
THE JONGEN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£150k	For 12-months to support core costs and their research and policy directorate. Homeless Link are the national membership charity for organisations working direc
THE JONGEN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£150k	For 12-months to support core costs and their research and policy directorate. Homeless Link are the national membership charity for organisations working direc
THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£127k	Decent Affordable Homes funding strategy
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES	FY2025	£49k	Homewards programme delivery
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	FY2022	£40k	Investing in better youth policy
JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£30k	Policy and National Practice Development
JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£30k	Policy and practice
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£30k
JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£30k	Policy and national practice development
THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£26k	Decent Affordable Homes funding strategy
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES	FY2024	£15k	Emergency Responders
THE DANSON FOUNDATION	FY2021	£11k
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Greenwood Place	01/07/2025	£150k	Grant to Homeless Link
City Bridge Foundation	17/01/2025	£267k	Grant to Homeless Link
Greenwood Place	01/07/2024	£150k	Grant to Homeless Link
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/01/2024	£1.1m	The MEAM Approach network
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/09/2023	£115k	Homelessness prevention into action
Greater London Authority	20/01/2023	£107k	StreetLink (London element) and StreetLink London website
Greenwood Place	07/01/2023	£100k	Grant to Homeless Link
City Bridge Foundation	15/03/2022	£236k	Grant to Homeless Link
London Councils	24/11/2021	£694k	London PLUS (Pan-London Umbrella Support)
Greenwood Place	01/07/2021	£100k	Grant to Homeless Link
Greenwood Place	01/10/2020	£50k	Grant to Homeless Link
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/03/2019	£50k	Being the Difference
Barrow Cadbury Trust	12/12/2017	£10k	Social Investment Management Platform - Feasibility
London Councils	15/02/2017	£481k	PLUS Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/11/2016	£2.8m	Multiple Needs Nationwide
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch	01/03/2016	£30k	Homeless Link
Greater London Authority	11/08/2015	£50k	Grant to Homeless Link
City Bridge Foundation	09/07/2015	£148k	Grant to Homeless Link
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch	03/03/2015	£60k	Homeless Link
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/07/2014	£1.0m	Supporting people with multiple needs - Support and development
Northern Rock Foundation	11/03/2014	£114k	Grant awarded to Homeless Link (Northumberland)
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch	06/03/2014	£100k	Homeless Link
The National Lottery Community Fund	31/01/2013	£11k	Support and Development Services for Complex Needs programme BIG001-0348
City Bridge Foundation	28/07/2011	£38k	Grant to Homeless Link
Northern Rock Foundation	21/07/2010	£2k	Grant awarded to Homeless Link (North East)

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CHERUBY TRUST	1	—
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST	1	£36k
STREETS OF LONDON	1	£15k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	1	£15k
THE TRUEMARK TRUST	1	£7k
Q CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE CARLTON HAYES MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY	1	£5k
THE ARCHER TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACTION HOMELESS (LEICESTER) LIMITED.

ACTION HOMELESS (LEICESTER) LIMITED income £5.0m
MENS ACCOMMODATION AND SUPPORT income £1.1m
HOUSING THE HOMELESS CENTRAL FUND income £80k
London Homelessness Foundation income £781k
HOMELESS ACTION income £3.8m
TRINITY HOMELESS PROJECTS income £5.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HOMELESS LINK	£10.0m	£120,000 - £129,999	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ACTION HOMELESS (LEICESTER) LIMITED FY2025	£5.0m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
MENS ACCOMMODATION AND SUPPORT FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOUSING THE HOMELESS CENTRAL FUND FY2025	£80k	—	0	no_policy	—	no doubt
London Homelessness Foundation FY2025	£781k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOMELESS ACTION FY2025	£3.8m	£100,001 - £110,000	1	below	—	no doubt

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