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COMMONWEAL HOUSING LIMITED

Registered charity 1113331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Commonweal is a housing based action learning charity. The charity creates and facilitates housing projects in partnership with expert delivery partners that incorporate bespoke services for occupiers enduring social injustice in order to demonstrate how these social injustices can be compassionately restored. It then shares key learning to aid others to shape and deliver future services.

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

Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £10,391,094, significantly exceeding the stated policy minimum of £250,000 in readily realisable cash. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £235,516, driven by strong unrestricted income from its principal benefactor, Grove End Housing, which accounted for 58% of total income. The trustees confirmed the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“2024: one in the range £100,000-£110,000 during the year.” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Grove End Housing (58% of income)
“In 2024 GEHL revenue funding accounted for 58% of income excluding a gain on disposal of tangible fixed assets 2023 56%); and rental income 40% (2023 35%).” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimum of £250k in readily available cash (held: £10.4m)
“In December 2024, the reserves policy was reviewed by the Trustees who felt a continuation of a readily available cash reserve figure of a minimum of £250k to be appropriate.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Re-Unite Limited
“The unlisted investment of £1 represents the charity’s interest in the share capital of its wholly- owned subsidiary undertaking, Re-Unite Limited. The subsidiary is registered in England and Wales and has not traded since it was incorporated on 28 October 2009.” — page 22
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Price Bailey LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

39 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (11 freehold); recorded price paid £3.2m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£250k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (60% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.0m£1.0m
31/12/2023£1.1m£1.0m
31/12/2022£877k£796k
31/12/2021£896k£974k
31/12/2020£1.0m£918k

Common questions

Is COMMONWEAL HOUSING LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £10,391,094, significantly exceeding the stated policy minimum of £250,000 in readily realisable cash. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £235,516, driven by strong unrestricted income from its principal benefactor, Grove End Housing, which accounted for 58% of total income. The trustees confirmed the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Price Bailey LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of COMMONWEAL HOUSING LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£375k
THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION1£238k
Alex Ferry Foundation1£108k
Bird Song Trust1£94k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£90k
TRUST FOR LONDON1£71k
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST1£66k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON1£57k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMON WEALTH THEATRE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMMONWEAL HOUSING LIMITED£1.0m£100,001 - £110,000—above—no doubt
COMMON WEALTH THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£760k—0above—no doubt
Commonwealth Jewish Council FY2025£181k—0unclear—no doubt
RAMSEY WELFARE CHARITIES FY2025£310k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION (UNITED KINGDOM BRANCH) FY2025£3.3m——unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY HOUSING CYMRU FY2025£2.1m£120,4683above—no doubt

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