Homelessness · Reg 292411
Centrepoint Soho
Charity accounts, evidence & financial rating
76/100 Clarity Score · 4stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score
Clarity score
Good
Quick answer
Is Centrepoint Soho a good charity?
Centrepoint Soho scores 76/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£63m total income, 71% cause spend, 3-yr avg). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.
Overall score
76/100
4★ · Good
Cause spend
71%
3-yr avg · charitable activities
Accountability
100/100
Accountability & transparency
Income
£63m
Latest year 2025
Reserves
2 mo
Months of running costs
Accounts filing
On time
Charity Commission
£3.8 total income per £1 fundraising (2023–2025, disclosed years) · 29% fundraising + reported governance (2023–2025, disclosed years; categories may overlap) · Website on register · Confidence: high
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What does Centrepoint Soho do?
Centrepoint is the UK's leading charity for homeless young people. It supports more than 15,000 homeless 16-25 year olds into a home and a job every year. Centrepoint works directly in London, Manchester, Yorkshire and the North East of England, and partners with other organisations across the UK. We also influence government policy with the overall aim of ending youth homelessness.
Activities reported by the charity on the official register · extract . This is separate from the accounts data used for its rating.
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Evidence and interpretation
What the evidence says about Centrepoint Soho
Read the financial observations
In 2025, reported income was £63,162,000 and expenditure was £57,945,000. Income exceeded expenditure by £5,217,000. This annual balance is not the charity’s available cash or unrestricted reserves.
Income rose 5.2% compared with 2024. Read the accounts notes for restricted grants, legacies and one-off receipts before treating the movement as a trend.
Calculated from our dated accounts dataset, refreshed 2026-09-06. This is not an audit or a manual review of every filing. Original register and accounts · How calculations work.
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Who it supports and how to access its work
Reported beneficiaries:Children/young People.
How it works:Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.
Use the official contact details to check eligibility, referrals, waiting lists and current service coverage. Broad register classifications and a contact address do not confirm that a particular service is available to you.
Explore source-checked support routesClassifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-09-08. Register contact and activity details · Website listed for this charity
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Results and impact evidence
We have not added a source-checked programme outcome for this charity. That is a gap in this profile, not evidence that the charity has no impact. Its annual report may contain results that have not been assessed here.
Reported grants to institutions: £719,652 (2025-03-31). This is spending reported in the annual return, not a measure of beneficiary outcomes or an open grant opportunity. It may already be included in charitable expenditure. Check the source accounts.
What these results can tell you
Counts of services delivered describe activity. They do not by themselves establish lasting change, what would have happened without the programme, or cost-effectiveness. Results with different definitions, populations or years should not be ranked against each other.
How reliable is Centrepoint Soho's data?
- Source
- Charity Commission (England & Wales)
- Accounts year
- 2025
- Filing date
- Data refreshed
High confidence — complete filing data
Scores reflect the accounts in our dated data extract. The live register may contain newer filings. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.
Check the current register entry · Report a data correction
Financial source extract: 2026-09-06. Organisation identifier: 292411. Method version: 1.1. View method changes.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .
Your donation decision
What should you check before donating to Centrepoint Soho?
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1. Match the name and charity number
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2. Read the accounts in context
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3. Look for evidence of results
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How much does Centrepoint Soho raise and spend?
Accounts period 2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31 · Source: Charity Commission filings
| Category | Amount | % of spend |
|---|---|---|
| Total income | £63m | — |
| Total expenditure | £58m | — |
| Charitable activities | £41m | 72% |
| Fundraising | £16m | 28% |
| Reported governance | £271k | 0% |
Governance can already be allocated within other expenditure categories. It is not a separate measure of all administration costs; do not add these rows without checking the accounts notes.
What changed in Centrepoint Soho’s latest accounts?
Reported totals for 2025 compared with 2024. Changes can reflect the accounting period, restricted grants or restructuring as well as the charity’s work.
- Income change
- +5.2%
- £60m → £63m
- Spending change
- +12.0%
- £52m → £58m
- Charitable activities share
- −0.1 pp
- 72% → 72% · percentage points
These are annual figures. The Clarity Score may use averages across several disclosed years. Source: official accounts.
Where does the money go?
Latest accounts (2025) · £58m spent
- Charitable activities72% · £41m
- Fundraising28% · £16m
The reported categories overlap or do not reconcile to total spending. Governance is shown separately in the accounts table and is not added to this chart.
What is Centrepoint Soho's Beacon report?
Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.
Accountability & Transparency
Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.
100/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Filing history (5 years) No recorded lateness in available history = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more or unknown status = 0 pts. Missing data is not proof of late filing. | 100% | 15/15 pts |
| Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 12 trustees · 15/15 pts |
| Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts |
Financial Health
Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.
77/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Reserves (months of expenditure) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years = 0 pts. Reserves are not necessarily cash; needs vary by operating model. | 67% | 2 months · 10/15 pts |
| Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average |
| Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 60% | 25% · 3/5 pts |
Financial Efficiency
How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.
50/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 50% | 71% · 5/10 pts (3-year average) |
| Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 50% | 26p per £1 income · 5/10 pts (3-year average, disclosed years) |
Community Support
Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.
30/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 30% | 334 volunteers / 660 staff · 3/10 pts |
What trust indicators does Centrepoint Soho have?
Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.
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Accounts filed on time
up to date · last filing
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Trustee board size (3–12)
12 trustees on the Charity Commission register
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Workforce on register
660 employees · 334 volunteers (1:1 volunteer-to-staff)
Fundraising Regulator
Not listed as member
Separate from our financial scores. Registration records a commitment to the Code of Fundraising Practice; it does not certify every fundraising activity.
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Reg 292411
Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.
View on Charity Commission →Trustees & officers
- Darren Emanuel Douglas since 2019
- Tsion Ashaye Balcha since 2020
- THOMAS FRANCIS WOOD since 2020
- Cheryl Ann Avery since 2021
- Tarek Khlat MBE since 2024
- Michael Hood since 2024
- Christopher Wilkins since 2024
- Emma Fraser since 2024
- Stephen Jefford since 2024
- Orla Gallagher since 2024
- Zafrin Sultana Khan-Wheatley since 2025
- Edward Henry Lunt since 2025
How we score charities +
The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.
Accountability & Transparency
Scored from filings
40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).
Financial Health
Scored from filings
30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).
Financial Efficiency
Scored from filings
20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).
Community Support
Scored from filings
10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.
Overall score
Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.
How have Centrepoint Soho's finances changed over five years?
- Income
- Spending
- Cause spend
Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts
How does Centrepoint Soho compare?
The share of each group scoring at or below Centrepoint Soho, including tied scores. A group matched on cause, income band and accounts year appears when at least ten records qualify. Broader groups below may mix reporting periods and operating models. Groups include this charity; percentiles measure our financial rating, not impact.
Scores at or above 32% of 69 charities with the same primary cause, income band and latest accounts year · 76/100 vs 80 peer average.
Scores at or above 45% of 930 charities in its income band · 76/100 vs 77 peer average.
Scores at or above 38% of 237 charities in this cause · 76/100 vs 78 peer average.
How does CENTREPOINT SOHO compare, and where else can you look?
Where CENTREPOINT SOHO sits
The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Centrepoint Soho's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is Centrepoint Soho a good charity?+
Centrepoint Soho scores 76 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 71% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.
Is Centrepoint Soho a legitimate charity?+
The register data used for this profile lists Centrepoint Soho as a registered charity (charity number 292411). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=292411&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.
What is Centrepoint Soho's charity number?+
Centrepoint Soho's charity number is 292411. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.
What is Centrepoint Soho's charity rating?+
Centrepoint Soho scores 76 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.
Does Centrepoint Soho have reviews and complaints?+
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Centrepoint Soho. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How much of my donation reaches Centrepoint Soho?+
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 71% of Centrepoint Soho's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.
What are Centrepoint Soho's overheads?+
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 29% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 29% of expenditure (2023–2025, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at Centrepoint Soho. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Centrepoint Soho's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register.
How much income does Centrepoint Soho receive?+
Centrepoint Soho reported £63m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.
Are Centrepoint Soho's accounts up to date?+
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-01-30). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is Centrepoint Soho based?+
Centrepoint Soho is listed at London · UK-wide · E1 7PF and operates UK-wide, focused on homelessness.
How does CharityCompare score Centrepoint Soho?+
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Centrepoint Soho's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.
How often is this page updated?+
This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Centrepoint Soho's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.