COMMONWEAL HOUSING LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 20 March 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05319765
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £1,000,605
Latest expenditure: £1,012,329
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Offices 581-584, 3rd Floor, Salisbury House, Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 5SQ

Website recorded by the regulator: commonwealhousing.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 15 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,000,605
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,012,329

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,064,827
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,018,301

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £876,756
Total Gross Expenditure: £795,676

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 2 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £895,777
Total Gross Expenditure: £973,786

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 9 July 2021
Date Accounts Received: 9 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,020,086
Total Gross Expenditure: £918,464

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,000,605
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,012,329
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 2
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,064,827
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,018,301
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £876,756
Total Gross Expenditure: £795,676
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 2 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £895,777
Total Gross Expenditure: £973,786
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 9 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,020,086
Total Gross Expenditure: £918,464
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 600000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 375138
Income Investments: 23717
Income Other: 1750
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1000605
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,012,329
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1012329
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 28950
Expenditure Support Costs: 1026514
Expenditure Depreciation: 787
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 290375
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £250,000
Assets Total Fixed: 10558544
Assets Own Use: 10558544
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,257,359
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,424,809
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £10,391,094
Creditors One Year Total Current: 788649
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1636160
Assets Cash: £2,198,865
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10391094
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 10391094
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 600000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 375214
Income Investments: 5325
Income Other: 84288
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1064827
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £981,101
Expenditure Other: 37200
Expenditure Total: 1018301
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 37200
Expenditure Support Costs: 981101
Expenditure Depreciation: 2409
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 253000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £250,000
Assets Total Fixed: 12540188
Assets Own Use: 12540188
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £791,703
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,176,313
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £10,155,578
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1559371
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1616942
Assets Cash: £657,757
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10155578
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 10155578
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 550000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 315770
Income Investments: 2076
Income Other: 8910
Income Total Income And Endowments: 876756
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £795,676
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 795676
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15008
Expenditure Support Costs: 532725
Expenditure Depreciation: 1741
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -1089030
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £125,000
Assets Total Fixed: 12374431
Assets Own Use: 12374431
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,358,978
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,804,883
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,928,526
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2683767
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1121116
Assets Cash: £1,267,148
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 9928526
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 9928526
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 2 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 500000
Income Other Trading Activities: 19000
Income Charitable Activities: 363495
Income Investments: 2407
Income Other: 10875
Income Total Income And Endowments: 895777
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £973,786
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 973786
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 145374
Expenditure Governance: 13272
Expenditure Support Costs: 336886
Expenditure Depreciation: 1988
Gain Loss Investment: 5588197
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 6010565
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £507,514
Assets Total Fixed: 14821665
Assets Own Use: 14743497
Assets Long Term Investment: 78168
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £655,345
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,522,556
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £10,954,454
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1365223
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 3157333
Assets Cash: £621,923
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10954454
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 10954454
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 9 July 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 580000
Income Other Trading Activities: 86600
Income Charitable Activities: 346667
Income Investments: 3843
Income Other: 2976
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1020086
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £918,464
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 918464
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 40600
Expenditure Governance: 13229
Expenditure Support Costs: 333654
Expenditure Depreciation: 98061
Gain Loss Investment: 112076
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 282392
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £727,959
Assets Total Fixed: 9931289
Assets Own Use: 9854871
Assets Long Term Investment: 76418
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £776,618
Assets Total Liabilities: £5,341,650
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,366,257
Creditors One Year Total Current: 23660
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 5317990
Assets Cash: £759,450
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5366257
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 5366257
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: COMMONWEAL HOUSING LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-03-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22 DECEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED 26 JANUARY 2006 AND 7 JUNE 2010. NEW ARTICLES ADOPTED 20 SEPTEMBER 2010
Charitable Objects: THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED; AND/ORTHE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) IN RELATION TO HOUSING NEED
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE LONDON BOROUGHS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures