SHELTER, NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE LIMITED
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing and homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to use for help.We're here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
Latest income
£77.0m
Expenditure
£79.9m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £72.9m | £71.6m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £75.2m | £73.5m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £73.7m | £82.8m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £81.3m | £82.7m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £77.0m | £79.9m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £49.6m |
| Charitable activities | £13.0m |
| Trading | £14.0m |
| Investment income | £261k |
| Total income | £77.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £45.9m |
| Raising funds | £34.0m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £254k |
| Total expenditure | £79.9m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £7.7m |
| Total funds | £19.9m |
| — restricted | £4.5m |
| — unrestricted | £15.4m |
| — endowment | £39k |
| Total assets | £19.9m |
| Cash | £5.4m |
People
| Employees | 1,226 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.