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Homelessness charities in the UK

There are 1,957 registered charities in England and Wales working on homelessness. 846 of them (43%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year.

Updated from the Charity Commission register.

Homelessness charities do everything from a hot meal and a sleeping bag on a cold night to helping someone settle into a home of their own, and keep it. Behind the big names there are hundreds of night shelters, day centres and outreach teams, run by local people for their own town.

Winter is when most of us think of giving, and that help matters. These charities are there all year round, though, so if you can, choose one and stay in touch. Regular support lets a small team plan ahead, and you'll get to see what your help makes possible.

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Answer a few short questions and we'll pick the few that really fit what matters to you, with the reasons why. It takes a couple of minutes, and we never ask for any contact details.

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Night shelters and emergency beds

124 of these charities say this is part of their work. Here are a few of them.

  1. Holy Trinity Night Shelter & Community Outreach

    CM23 · Income £100k to £1m

    The charity operates a winter night shelter, providing overnight accommodation and food for rough sleepers and the homeless. It works, year round, to support users with other aspects of their lives. These include drug,…

    Their website Charity Commission record

  2. Newway Project

    E6 · Income £100k to £1m

    NEWway Project was set up in 2013 in order to support the rising numbers of homeless people in the London Borough of Newham. Our team works alongside specialist support agencies, local churches and hundreds of local…

    Their website Charity Commission record

  3. Faith in Action Merton Homelessness Project

    SW19 · Income £100k to £1m

    Faith In Action Merton Homelessness Project operates a Drop-In centre for street sleepers and the vulnerably housed, offering friendship, hot meals, showers, washing machine, fresh clothes and help with moving on. It…

    Their website Charity Commission record

  4. C4ws Homeless Project

    NW1 · Income £100k to £1m

    Operates a cold weather night shelter for homeless in Camden and provides ancillary welfare services with a view to securing and maintaining sustainable accommodation for the homeless

    Their website Charity Commission record

Street outreach and soup runs

300 of these charities say this is part of their work. Here are a few of them.

  1. Hope for Southall Street Homeless

    UB2 · Income £100k to £1m

    Hope for Southall Street Homeless (HSSH) supports rough sleepers verified in Southall through outreach and casework. Staff support people by referring them directly to health providers and to services provided by…

    Their website Charity Commission record

  2. Warming Up the Homeless

    TN39 · Income £100k to £1m

    To clothe, feed and provide linked up welfare services to statutory agencies to those who identify as rough sleeping or homeless under the Housing Act 1996.

    Their website Charity Commission record

  3. Pathways: Chesterfield Day Centre for the Homeless

    S40 · Income £100k to £1m

    Our vision is that everyone in our community has a place called home. Our mission is to eradicate rough sleeping, to support those without a permanent home to achieve one and to prevent homelessness. Open weekdays to…

    Their website Charity Commission record

  4. Ashford Place

    NW2 · Income £100k to £1m

    Ashford place(formerly known as cricklewood homeless concern), established in 1983 by local residents provides support programmes to help people reach their potential. we support vulnerable people to become active…

    Their website Charity Commission record

Help into a home, and keeping it

159 of these charities say this is part of their work. Here are a few of them.

  1. Greenwich Homeless Project

    SE9 · Income £100k to £1m

    Provision of night shelter service for single homelessProvision of day centre serviceFacilitating access to support services to enable clients to move on from the shelter

    Their website Charity Commission record

  2. Footsteps

    KT15 · Income under £10k

    The objects of Footsteps are to relieve poverty, hardship and distress in Guildford by the provision of a drop-in centre on Sunday evenings. The people we serve are mostly night shelter and hostel users, rough sleepers,…

    Their website Charity Commission record

  3. Hinckley Homeless Group

    LE10 · Income £100k to £1m

    Hinckley Homeless Group runs Lawrence House, a supported accommodation project for homeless young people in the Hinckley & Bosworth area of Leicestershire, plus a semi-supported Move-on House. We provide accommodation…

    Their website Charity Commission record

  4. The Hall Homeless Support Project Limited

    NG18 · Income under £10k

    The charities object is to help young homeless people to make informed choices which take them out of homelessness. Providing advice and guidance to help them find secure placements or tenancies and to provide outreach…

    Charity Commission record

Day centres, hot meals and showers

132 of these charities say this is part of their work. Here are a few of them.

  1. Camrose Centre Basingstoke

    RG21 · Income £100k to £1m

    Up to 5 days a week, up to 4 hours a day, in a drop in day centre offering; temporary shelter, hot meals, showers, clean clothing, food packs to homeless (rough sleeping, sofa-surfing, B&B) and vulnerably housed people…

    Their website Charity Commission record

  2. The Lath (Looking After the Homeless) Group

    CW1 · Small charity, income under £100k

    We run a drop-in centre two days a week for homeless and disadvantaged people.We provide drinks and toast during the morning and a lunch from 12 noon.We provide advice and assistance in areas of Benefits, Housing and…

    Their website Charity Commission record

  3. Acton Homeless Concern (Emmaus House and Damien Centre)

    W3 · Income £100k to £1m

    2 Drop in centres based in Acton for homeless and otherwise disadvantaged people providing free of charge food, clothing, medical services and advice and counselling

    Their website Charity Commission record

  4. Help the Homeless Limited

    BN42 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Our principal aim is to support the care and treatment of the single homeless.The reasons for their being homeless vary, but may include ill-health, those who are discharged offenders, drug and drink addicts or other…

    Their website Charity Commission record

Small charities worth knowing

846 homelessness charities have an income under £100,000 a year. Most are run by a few people, often volunteers, and few of them can afford to advertise. Here are some of them, each with recent accounts on the register.

  1. London Network of Nurses and Midwives Homelessness Group

    NW1 · Small charity, income under £100k

    The London Network of Nurses and Midwives Homelessness Group (LNNM) works to improve health care for all patients experiencing homelessness or otherwise excluded by providing a forum for the sharing of best practice and…

    Their website Charity Commission record

  2. Hands of Hope Foundation

    ME1 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Our main focus is on assisting vulnerable adults by facilitating means that will enable them integrate in the communities. The foundation provides housing and educational support, information, advice, training and…

    Their website Charity Commission record

  3. United Relief

    GU21 · Income under £10k

    The objects of the CIO are for the public benefit, the relief of the homeless, orphans, refugees or other individuals who are in need by reason of their age, disability, ill-health, financial or other social or economic…

    Charity Commission record

  4. Helping Homeless Believe (Hhb)

    BS15 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Helping Homeless Believe provide support to the homeless community, those who have experienced homelessness and are at risk of homelessness. Providing a day centre as a safe space, as well as providing basic needs such…

    Their website Charity Commission record

  5. Doorways Middlesbrough

    TS1 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Doorways Middlesbrough provide with a hot nutritious meal three days a week.Practitioners support and plan for homeless and vulnerable in the community to benefit and to receive support with their daily needs and future…

    Charity Commission record

  6. Articulate Arts Ltd

    BN2 · Small charity, income under £100k

    For disadvantaged young lives facing such difficulties as domestic violence, abuse, homelessness or refugee status ARTICULATE provides creative safe spaces where they can use art to build a sense of self-worth that…

    Their website Charity Commission record

  7. Reachout Birmingham

    B30 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Feeding and clothing the homeless and those in need.

    Their website Charity Commission record

  8. Majesty House

    SO16 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Preaching and teaching God's Word through regular meetings. We provide shelter and support for homeless people. We also provide support to people with drug and alchohol problems. We feed the hungry and provide advice…

    Their website Charity Commission record

Find the homelessness charities that fit you

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Homelessness charities by town

The towns and cities with the most homelessness charities, counted by where each charity is registered. London's number includes national charities with a head office there.

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Questions people ask

How many homelessness charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,957 registered charities in England and Wales working on homelessness. 846 of them (43%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The figures come from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales, last refreshed in October 2026. Scotland and Northern Ireland keep their own registers, so their charities aren't counted here.

What do homelessness charities do?

Going by what they say about themselves on the register, the most common kinds of work are street outreach and soup runs (300 charities), help into a home, and keeping it (159 charities), and day centres, hot meals and showers (132 charities). Many do more than one of these.

Which homelessness charity should I give to?

The one that fits what matters to you. Tell us a little about it and we'll pick the few charities that fit you best, with the reasons why. It's free, takes a couple of minutes, and we never ask for any contact details. No charity can pay to appear on your list.

Why give to a small charity working on homelessness?

Small charities run on very little, so a regular gift, however modest, helps them plan ahead. They're often rooted in one place, so you can get to know the people doing the work and see what your help does. Every charity listed on this page has an income under £1 million a year and has sent the Charity Commission accounts in the last two and a half years.

How can I check a charity is genuine?

Look it up on the Charity Commission register by its name or charity number. Its page there shows what it does, who its trustees are and its latest accounts. Every charity on this page links straight to its register record.

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