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Housing Charities That specialise in Almshouse

Discover 1,250 Housing charities that specialise in almshouse. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,250
Charities
£15,862,522,150
Total Income
£1,531,131
Avg Income
89.6%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

The Penn And Smith Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provision of almshouses in Greenwich.

Latest Income: £124,407
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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Plumstead Almshouses

Housing, Social welfare

Provide Accommodation/Housing to persons over the age of 55 years who are in need, hardship or distess in the following oreder of priority.(i) persons resident in area of benefit (Plumstead)(ii) persons resident in the London Borough of GreenwichSuch charitable purposes for the benefit of the residents as the trusteed decide

Latest Income: £124,395
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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The CIO Of James South And William Burberry

Housing

Provides almshouse accommodation

Latest Income: £124,367
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Selby Almshouses And Poor's Charity

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

From net income, relief generally or individually to persons resident in Selby District in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants or by otherwise paying for items, services or facilities to reduce the need hardship or distress subject to conditions contained in the Charity Commission Scheme.

Latest Income: £124,251
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Hitchin United Charities

Housing

The two main purposes of HUC are to operate almshouses in Hitchin and to support apprenticeships, together with more general eleemosynary purposes.

Latest Income: £123,988
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Ravenstone Hospital Almshouse Charity

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfare

THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION FOR POOR WOMEN OF GOOD CHARACTER BY MEANS OF A COMPLEX OF 25 ALMSHOUSE FLATS WITH A RESIDENT WARDEN. THE AREA OF BENEFIT FROM WHICH RESIDENTS MAY BE APPOINTED IS THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF RAVENSTONE AND SWANNINGTON AND THE ANCIENT TOWNSHIP OF SWANNINGTON, LEICESTERSHIRE. APPOINTMENTS MAY BE MADE FROM OUTSIDE THIS AREA IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY APPLICATION WITHIN THE AREA.

Latest Income: £123,777
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Hurst Consolidated Charity

Heritage, Housing

The Charity maintains four almshouse properties and grounds to a comfortable living standard for its residents. The Charity has 20 apartments across three locations, two sites in St Nicholas Hurst and one in Twyford.Two of the buildings are Grade II listed C17 brick buildings, one is a 1960s terrace of bungalows and the fourth is purpose-designed terrace completed in 2019.

Latest Income: £123,497
Areas of Operation: Wokingham
Status: Registered
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Chandos & Dent's Almshouses

Housing, Religion

The provision of affordable accommodation to persons of limited means and of good character who live in the borough of Tewkesbury or the parishes of Cowley, Coberley, Up Hatherley, Leckhampton, Prestbury, Swindon Village, Cutsdean, Temple Guiting , Guiting Power and Sevenhampton. A preference is given to persons living in Winchcombe.

Latest Income: £123,101
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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John Bowley And Sherwood Almshouses

Housing

The Charity provides low cost housing for retired people with a low income that live in Folkestone.

Latest Income: £122,275
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Sandbach Almshouse Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provide homes for older people -see other boxes

Latest Income: £122,114
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Parmiter's Almshouse And Pension Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Provision of almshouse accommodation for beneficiaries in Bethnal Green, London E2, situated in Clacton Essex and the provision of a bi-annual pension and at least four annual social events to its pensioners.

Latest Income: £119,988
Areas of Operation: Tower Hamlets
Status: Registered
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Trinity Homes

Housing

Almshouses

Latest Income: £119,829
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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Queen Elizabeth Almshouses

Housing, Social welfare

To provide accomodation for poor persons resident in Worcester.

Latest Income: £118,675
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Sampson's Almshouses

Housing

Provide accommodation for those in financial need.

Latest Income: £117,692
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Henry Gilder Drake Charity

Housing

Provision of affordable housing in the form of almshouses

Latest Income: £117,415
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Town Lands Of Wantage

Housing

providing almshouses for the people of Wantage.

Latest Income: £117,382
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Flood Charity

Housing

The Charity is an Almshouse providing 12 properties for occupation by people in certain Parishes in Wiltshire.

Latest Income: £117,092
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Ashtead United Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

Operation and maintenance of almshouses in Ashtead Surrey with accommodation for elderly or needy females.

Latest Income: £116,673
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Countess Of Derby's Almshouses CIO

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The relief of poverty by the provision of housing for the elderly

Latest Income: £116,278
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Bungay Town Trust CIO

Beneficiary group, Housing

General charitable purposes with surplus income donated to local groups & organisations & the administration of 13 Almshouses for the elderly & in need residents of Bungay and the surrounding area

Latest Income: £116,148
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Charity Of Jane Wright

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

To provide Almshouse accommodation to poor persons who are resident in the City of York and to provide grants to individuals and organisations to benefit people in need who are resident in the City of York.

Latest Income: £115,749
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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The Frederick Ray Trust

Housing

Almshousing.

Latest Income: £115,458
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Waltham Abbey Non-Educational Parochial Charities

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The charity is an almshouse charity set up to provide accommodation for poor persons of good character. The charity is generally known as Francis Green House which comprises 11 flats for elderly people in need.The almshouses are located at Francis Green House, Grove Court, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BP

Latest Income: £114,758
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Hospital Of William Parson

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfare

The relief of those in need, by reason of age, financial hardship or other disadvantage, through provision of an almshouse providing affordable social housing for the people of Guildford. Preference is given to female applicants of not less than 55 years of age and of modest financial means who have lived in the borough of Guildford for not less than two years.

Latest Income: £114,747
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Siward James And Arkwright Trust Charity

Armed forces, Housing

The charity is established to provide almshouse accommodation to:1) persons who are resident or have at some time resided in the area of benefit,2) ex-service personnel, or3) aged or infirm persons who are resident or have at some time resided in the area of benefit.

Latest Income: £114,412
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many almshouse housing charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,250 registered almshouse housing charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the almshouse housing charities by income?

Nuffield Health is the largest by latest reported annual income (£1.5bn). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of almshouse housing charities?

Almshouse housing charities reported a combined annual income of £15.9bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for almshouse housing charities?

Across all almshouse housing charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 89.6%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of almshouse housing charities?

Almshouse housing charities have an average annual income of £1.5m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.