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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.

Brunts Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

The Charity continues to carry out the original bequests of Samuel Brunts by providing finance for Brunts Educational Foundation and benefits for the elderly in the form of pensions, almshouses and other projects.

Latest Income: £1,030,748
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Uxbridge United Welfare Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing

Uxbridge United Welfare Trust is a grant giving and almshouse charity based in West London. We award grants to individual residents, smaller charities and community groups in and around Uxbridge. We also have an almshouse building in the centre of uxbridge which houses qualifying senior citizens.

Latest Income: £1,006,809
Areas of Operation: Hillingdon
Status: Registered
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God's House In Ewelme

Housing

Provision and maintenance of Almshouses.

Latest Income: £1,002,388
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Reading Almshouse Charity

Housing, Religion

The provision of housing accommodation to those in need who have resided within twenty miles of St Mary's Church, St Mary's Butts, Reading for not less than three years preceding the time of appointment as a resident.

Latest Income: £992,158
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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Thorner's Homes

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The provision of almshouse accommodation for poor widows and single women aged 55 or over; who require such accommodation due to poverty, financial hardship or other charitable need.

Latest Income: £988,756
Areas of Operation: Southampton City
Status: Registered
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Jesus Hospital In Chipping Barnet

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing

Provision of almshouse accommodation for elderly ladies in Barnet.

Latest Income: £950,248
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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Christ's Hospital Of Abingdon

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfare

Provision of almshouses for older people in need as defined in the Charity's Scheme.Education support grants but area of benefit restricted to Abingdon.Grants to voluntary organizations in Abingdon who support the needy.Relief of poverty by providing essential goods to the needy.

Latest Income: £943,947
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Tiverton Almshouse Trust

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provision of housing for local people over 60 years old and in financial need

Latest Income: £938,160
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Humphrey Booth Housing Charity

Housing

The Object of the Humphrey Booth Housing Charity is to provide and maintain Almshouses for the residents and to benefit the residents of Salford.

Latest Income: £937,938
Areas of Operation: Salford City
Status: Registered
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Taunton Heritage Trust

Facilities, Housing

We are an almshouse charity providing flats in Taunton to people aged 60 and over who are in need and capable of independent living. We provide part time warden assistance and every flat benefits from communal laundries and our beautiful gardens. We also run a monthly grant scheme that benefits Taunton Deane residents who can demonstrate financial need.

Latest Income: £917,995
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Nottingham Community Almshouse Charity

Housing

Provision of 1 and 2 bed properties for needy people over the age of 50 in the city of Nottingham and the county of Nottinghamshire.

Latest Income: £917,000
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Exeter Homes Trust

Housing

Provision of housing for people who in the judgement of the Trustees are of limited means financially, who are aged 55 and over and who live or have lived in Exeter or within a 10 mile radius, although exceptionally the Trustees may appoint a person living outside the area of benefit but otherwise qualified.

Latest Income: £908,654
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Thomas Hickman's Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

(1) The provision of almshouses for elderly Aylesbury residents and (2) to relieve either generally or individually Aylesbury residents who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress

Latest Income: £876,092
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Westminster Almshouses Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing

Provision of almshouses for older people and grants to individuals

Latest Income: £861,098
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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Lady Hewley's Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Housing, Religion

The making of grants to Ministers, Retired Ministers and their Widows who are members of the United Reformed or Baptist churches and also students who are studying for ministries in these churches and attending certain specified colleges. Preference is given to those fro the Northern Counties of England. The management of Almshouses belonging to the trust in York

Latest Income: £857,566
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Jane Cameron's Old People's Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

The Charity is an Almshouse which provides 101 properties for occupation by older people in Bishop Auckland, Darlington, Durham and Jarrow.

Latest Income: £834,121
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Okehampton Foundation

Housing, Religion, Social welfare

Almshouse Branch: Provision of accommodation.United Charity Branch:Annual maintenance grant to St James' Chapel.Advancement of Education.Relief of persons in need, hardship or distress. Relief of persons who are sick, convalescent, disabled or infirm by alleviating their suffering.Promote other charitable purposes for residents in the area of benefit (Okehampton and Hamlets)

Latest Income: £817,825
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Elizabeth Jane Jones

Housing, Social welfare

Providing almshouse accommodation for the poor and needy.

Latest Income: £737,567
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Hugh Sexey's Hospital

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfare

The main objects of the Hospital are -The provision of housing accommodation in the almshouses known as Hugh Sexey's Hospital, Bruton, for elderly people (the 'residents') who are in need, hardship or distress - Such charitable purposes for the benefit of the residents as the Visitors (trustees) decide - Such other charitable purposes as the Visitors decide

Latest Income: £729,408
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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William Paul Housing Trust

Housing

The Charity is an Almshouse providing 80 properties for occupation by people in Ipswich

Latest Income: £724,662
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Grimsby Sailors And Fishing Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The purpose of the Charity is to maintain almshouses in the Grimsby area for use by retired sailors, fish trade workers and their wives or widows

Latest Income: £711,978
Areas of Operation: North East Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Municipal Charities Of Stratford-Upon-Avon

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provision of low-cost, self-contained, low-level supported accommodation (almshouses) for local elderly people of limited financial means. Awarding of grants for a specific purpose to needy individuals and families living within the town boundary of Stratford-upon-Avon.

Latest Income: £704,779
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Foord Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care

Provision and management of self-contained accommodation for elderly people

Latest Income: £695,790
Areas of Operation: Medway
Status: Registered
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The Dyers' Almshouse Charity CIO

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

The CIO is established for the prevention or relief of poverty of those in need, hardship or distress, by providing social housing in the form of almshouse accommodation, including making charitable grants or payments, and other charitable purposes for the benefit of residents and former residents the trustee may from time to time decide.

Latest Income: £689,326
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Legacy East Almshouse Partnership

Housing

Management of almshouse charities, management of almshouses and engagment in the provision of new almshouses for people in need of housing. At the present time, the areas in which we can operate are Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.

Latest Income: £688,321
Areas of Operation: Essex
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.