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Housing Charities That specialise in Almshouse

Discover 1,076 Housing charities that specialise in almshouse. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,076
Charities
£8,839,882,027
Total Income
£2,270,712
Avg Income
90.6%
Program Ratio

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

Weavers' Almshouse Charities

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care

Provision of sheltered accommodation for the elderly in 39 flats.

Latest Income: £517,852
Areas of Operation: Redbridge
Status: Registered
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Pearsons And St Elizabeths Cottage Homes

Housing

The management of almshouse accommodation in the Borough of Worthing, West Sussex.

Latest Income: £511,460
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Dartmouth United Charities

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

Dartmouth United Charities provides almshouse accommodation to poor persons of good character, who have lived in Dartmouth for two years before their appointment, or in exceptional circumstances, live outside the area but are otherwise qualified.It also makes grants to individuals and to organisations supporting Dartmouth residents who are in need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £510,739
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Hospital Of St Mary The Virgin (rye Hill And Benwell)

Health, Housing

The principal activity is the management of the Almshouses, of Rye Hill and Benwell. The number of flats for occupation by Brethren are 19 at Rye Hill and 41 at Thomas Horsley House.

Latest Income: £509,664
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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Collins Memorial Trust

Beneficiary group, Housing

The Charity is an Almshouse providing 45 properties for occupation by older people in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire.

Latest Income: £496,033
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The City Of London Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provides accommodation/housing for elderly/old people and other defined groups.

Latest Income: £480,176
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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Hereford Municipal Charities

Housing

These are the combined charities of the City of Hereford within the city boundaries of 1972, and Almshouse and grants can only be made to residents living in this area.

Latest Income: £478,593
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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St Pancras Almshouses

Housing

The provision of low cost accommodation for older residents of the London Borough of Camden.

Latest Income: £473,359
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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Archbishop Holgate's Hospital In Hemsworth

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Religion

The charity exists to maintain the hospital which consists of 24 almshouses, a chapel and ancillary buildings. Qualifying persons over 60 entitled to reside here are elected from local parishes. The education foundation provides financial assistance towards the education of persons under 25 years also resident in local parishes.

Latest Income: £469,460
Areas of Operation: City Of Wakefield
Status: Registered
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St Mary The Virgin Estate Management Charity

Education, Housing, Social care

The object of the Charity is to administer and manage the property in its care.The income of the Estate Charity is to be applied as follows:1. Making small awards made under the governing scheme2. For the benefit of Newcastle Royal Grammar School - 53% of the balance3. As to the remainder for the related Almshouses Charity for the running of two residential homes

Latest Income: £460,281
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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Bond's Hospital Estate Charity

Health, Housing

To maintain the endowment fund to provide income to Almshouses

Latest Income: £460,173
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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Greenwich Charity Of William Hatcliffe And The Misses Smith

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing

Provision of almshouse accommodation for thirteen persons over the age of 55, with a preference for widows and single women, living in the "area of benefit" i.e. the south side of the River Thames up to a radius of 5 miles from the almshouses. Provision of grants to enable elderly people, living in the charity's area of benefit, to remain in their own homes.

Latest Income: £459,502
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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The Spalding Almshouse Charity

Housing

Providing almshouses for residents of South Holland, Lincolnshire

Latest Income: £451,413
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Land And Possessions Of The Poor Of Ely Otherwise Parsons' Charity

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

Making grants towards the relief of financial hardship, education, training and for medical needs including grants to other charities and community organisations.Also providing dwellings (almshouses) and supporting the residents who live them.All above activities are limited to an area of benefit which corresponds with the LocalGovernment area administered by the City of Ely Council

Latest Income: £449,847
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Lowestoft Church And Town Almshouse Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Religion, Social care

This Charity administers 67 almshouses at Church Green Off St. Margarets Road Lowestoft. These almshouses are a warden assisted sheltered housing complex for the elderly

Latest Income: £449,607
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Banbury Charities

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

1. To benefit inhabitants of the former Borough of Banbury. 2. To provide and maintain almshouse accommodation. 3. To benefit sick, poor persons by such means as trustees consider appropriate. 4. To assist educational establishments and students less than 25 years of age. 5. To relieve persons who are in need hardship or distress. 6. To benefit persons suffering from illness, accident old age or i

Latest Income: £437,864
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Henley On Thames Almshouse Charity

Housing

housing for those in need in Henley on Thames/Bix and Rotherfield Greys

Latest Income: £433,297
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Odiham Consolidated Charities

Arts, Education, Housing

The main activity of the charity is to run the Almshouses at Gurney Court, Benford Court and The Old Court, Odiham. In addition to running these Almshouses, the Trustees seek to fulfil the wishes of their benefactors by relieving need in the Parish and by making donations to three local schools in the form of library grants.

Latest Income: £431,577
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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King Edward Vi And The Reverend Joseph Prime Almshouse Charity

Housing, Social welfare

The provision and maintenance of housing accommodation for persons who are in need, hardship or distress and who are resident in the former borough of Saffron Walden in the County of Essex and such charitable purposes for the benefit of the residents.

Latest Income: £426,666
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Charity Of Thomas Oken And Nicholas Eyffler

Housing

The provision of almshouses and the relief in need for persons living within the town of Warwick.

Latest Income: £422,298
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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The Mills Charity

Housing, Social welfare

Provide for people in Framlingham and the surrounding area, assistance for those in need, hardship, or distress, provide and maintain the Almshouses and assist with other projects which are for the general benefit of the inhabitants of Framlingham and surrounding area.

Latest Income: £420,732
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Hospital Of The Blessed Trinity, Guildford

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing

The provision of affordable housing for local elderly people who demonstrate a need for such a facility. Abbot's Hospital is a member of the Almshouse Association.

Latest Income: £410,032
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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St Leonard's Hospital

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing

Alms Housing for the elderly

Latest Income: £409,667
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Nicholas Chamberlaine's Hospital And Sermon

Health, Housing

Provision and maintenance of 28 affordable units of housing at Almshouses

Latest Income: £399,763
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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United Charities Of Cambridge

Housing, Social welfare

1) Provision of almshouses for persons in conditions of need, hardship or distress living within the City of Cambridge and its surrounding area. 2) Relief in Need funds given annually to qualified charities and institutions for the relief of poverty and the education of the young in and around the City of Cambridge.

Latest Income: £387,329
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many almshouse housing charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,076 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 £8.8bn 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 90.6%. 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 £2.3m. 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.