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Homeless Action

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Homeless Action is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include accommodation/housing.

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What are the key facts about Homeless Action?

Reported income · year ending 2025-05-30
£3,792,342
Reported spending · year ending 2025-05-30
£3,144,123
Registered charity number
1063208
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
81-83 Abingdon Street
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.homelessaction.org

Quick answer

Homeless Action (number 1063208) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Homeless Action do?

The relief of poverty by the provision of accommodation to persons in need and providing support to clients to assist them with the wider issues of homelessness.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Homeless Action

Answers Homeless Action gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 May 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Homeless Action's highest-paid staff paid?

Homeless Action's annual return for the year ending 30 May 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£100,001–£110,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Homeless Action's money come from?

Homeless Action reported £3.8m total income for the year ending 30 May 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £3m (79%), other income £556k (15%), donations and legacies £226k (6%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£3m · 79%
  • Other income£556k · 15%
  • Donations and legacies£226k · 6%
  • Investments£27k · 1%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Homeless Action as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Homeless Action's annual return for the year ending 30 May 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
03366712 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
The Ashley Foundation
Where it says it operates
Blackpool · Sunderland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Homeless Action registered for?

Accommodation/housing

Why is there no Clarity Score for Homeless Action yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Homeless Action. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Homeless Action?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Homeless Action a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Homeless Action as a registered charity (number 1063208) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Homeless Action's charity number?
Homeless Action's charity number is 1063208. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1063208?
Search 1063208 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Homeless Action do?
The relief of poverty by the provision of accommodation to persons in need and providing support to clients to assist them with the wider issues of homelessness.
Does Homeless Action have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Homeless Action. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Homeless Action?
Homeless Action's website listed in our register data is http://www.homelessaction.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Homeless Action's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Homeless Action's annual return for the year ending 30 May 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Homeless Action's money come from?
Homeless Action reported £3.8m total income for the year ending 30 May 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £3m (79%), other income £556k (15%), donations and legacies £226k (6%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Homeless Action?
The register records Homeless Action as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Homeless Action's trustees paid?
Homeless Action's annual return for the year ending 30 May 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Homeless Action previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Homeless Action: The Ashley Foundation.
When was Homeless Action registered as a charity?
Homeless Action was entered on the register on 5 July 1997. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03366712).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.