GREENWICH HOUSING RIGHTS

Registered charity 1089705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To give free advice and assistance on housing problems and accommodation to persons resident , working or wishing to be resident the Boro of Greenwich.To promote and undertake research into housing problems of individuals or groups in the communityTo undertake or co-operate in the education and training of people living or working in Greenwich on their housing rights and responsibilities

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Latest income
£501k
Latest spending
£500k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,400,000, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a surplus of £150,000 for the year, funded by increased donations and grants, while maintaining a going concern basis with adequate resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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 31/03/2025)

Total income
£501k
Total spending
£500k
Reserves (reported)
£141k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bromley · Greenwich · Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£501k£500k
31/03/2024£469k£448k
31/03/2023£412k£379k
31/03/2022£392k£351k
31/03/2021£321k£332k

Common questions

Is GREENWICH HOUSING RIGHTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,400,000, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a surplus of £150,000 for the year, funded by increased donations and grants, while maintaining a going concern basis with adequate resources. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

Who funds GREENWICH HOUSING RIGHTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GREENWICH HOUSING RIGHTS as a grant recipient include LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST, THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, TRUST FOR LONDON, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUSTFY2024£162k
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATIONFY2023£100kJustice First Fellowship grant
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2022£89kDecent living standards
LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUSTFY2023£78k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2021£45k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k
LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUSTFY2021£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2018£10kGreenwich Migrant Hub User Involvement Project
A B Charitable Trust23/01/2018£15kA grant to Greenwich Housing Rights
City Bridge Foundation20/12/2016£2kGrant to MERGED Greenwich Migrant Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund31/01/2013£7kAdvice Service Volunteers

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 NHS GREENWICH CHARITABLE FUNDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GREENWICH HOUSING RIGHTS£501k——unclear—no doubt
NHS GREENWICH CHARITABLE FUNDS FY2026£134k—0unclear—no doubt
CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE FY2025£144k—0below—no doubt
HOME-START GREENWICH FY2025£3.3m—0unclear—no doubt
HOUSING JUSTICE FY2025£3.0m£90,001 - £100,0002above—no doubt
GREENWICH CHARITY OF WILLIAM HATCLIFFE AND THE MISSES SMITH FY2025£460k—0unclear—no doubt

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