Join us as we unite to fight homelessness

Calling all big-hearted business leaders, business owners and senior execs:

Join a CEO Sleepout in a city near you!

Spend an unforgettable night under the stars as we unite to fight homelessness.

All you need is a big heart, a sleeping bag and be willing to raise some big money for a great cause.

You’ll meet some fascinating people – and you could change somebody’s life.

I Want To Take Part

So far more than 5000 executives have raised £3,000,000, donating to over 100 charities, changing countless lives. Click here to find out how you can be a part of it.

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What is CEO Sleepout?

CEO Sleepout brings business leaders together for an unforgettable night sleeping under the stars, uniting to fight homelessness in cities across the UK.

 

Why is it so important?

Imagine if you had no home, no food, and nowhere you felt safe. That’s the nightmare facing over 260,000 people who are homeless today in the UK. And it’s getting much worse as the cost of living drives people out of their homes and into slum housing or even onto the streets. Recent studies show the shocking truth around homelessness in England:

Over 260,000 people in England are homeless and in temporary accommodation

Over 61% of adults in England living in temporary accommodation are women

Single parents make up 72% of all homeless families living in temporary accommodation, but only 24% of families

1 in 23 black households become homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless, compared to 1 in 83 households from all other ethnicities

24% of young homeless people in the UK are LGBT+

More than half (55%) of people who make a homeless application are aged between 16 and 34Source: Shelter, AKT, MHCLG

 

Watch the short film below to learn more and meet our Lived Experience Ambassador, Kerri Douglas.

 

By participating in a CEO Sleepout event, you’ll gain insight into the big issues surrounding homelessness and what – as business leader – you have the power to change. We hope you’ll be moved to create a positive social impact in your business, adding value that strengthens communities and society as a whole.

Sleeping on the ground for a night may be a little cold and uncomfortable, but it could be the best sleep you’ll ever have – because you could change somebody’s life.

Watch a short film about CEO Sleepout Newcastle below

Hall of Fame

Our biggest fundraisers
  • 1 Philip Marsden
    London 2015     £64,943
  • 2 Kate Donaghy
    London 2016     £14,512
  • 3 Andy Mitchell CBE
    London Lords Sleepout 2021     £13,438
  • 4 Henrik Muehle
    London Lords Sleepout 2021     £12,954
  • 5 Darren Carter
    London 2014     £12,160
  • 6 Chris Laslett
    London 2019     £11,740
  • 7 Sinead Moloney
    Northumberland     £11,580
  • 8 Cathy Corcoran
    London 2014     £10,883
Our biggest events
  • London 2015
    £180,000 raised
  • London 2016
    £170,000 raised
  • London 2014
    £155,000 raised
  • London Lords Sleepout 2021
    £130,000 raised
  • Newcastle 2018
    £119,500 raised
  • London 2017
    £93,600 raised
  • Newcastle 2017
    £90,000 raised
  • London 2019
    £85,000 raised