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Housing Charities That specialise in Almshouse

Discover 1,337 Housing charities that specialise in almshouse. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,337
Charities
£7,737,981,080
Total Income
£2,255,971
Avg Income
92.3%
Program Ratio

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

The Cuckfield Cottage Homes Trust

Beneficiary group, Housing, Religion

Provision of almshouse accommodation for those aged over 60 in the Deanery of Cuckfield, members of a Christian denomination (preference given to members of the C of E, resident in the Parish of Cuckfield) and capable of independent living

Latest Income: £48,424
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Thornbury Consolidated Charities

Charitable activities, Facilities, Housing

The trust owns almshouses in the form of four flats in Thornbury and makes grants in to those in need in the parish. This trust also owns a commercial property on Thornbury High Street, and allotments with over 140 plots. The rental income of the commercial property and allotments helps to finance the Almshouses and grants.

Latest Income: £44,274
Areas of Operation: South Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Lord Kitchener Memorial Homes Trust

Armed forces, Housing

The purpose of the charity is to provide Almshouse accommodation for people who are in need and who live (or have lived) in the Borough of Medway, with preference given to those who have served in the Armed Forces and their dependents. Furthermore, the objects of the charity are such charitable purposes for the benefit of the residents as the trustee decides.

Latest Income: £41,931
Areas of Operation: Medway
Status: Registered
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Dixon Almshouse Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Leisure, Social care

The Charity provides accommodation for elderly people in need. Gardening and general repairs are carried out in return for a weekly maintenance charge.

Latest Income: £41,224
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Shen Place Almshouses

Housing

Shen Place Almshouses offers accommodation in six self contained units each suitable for 2. Their financial standing and accommodation needs are also taken into account.

Latest Income: £40,790
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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James Bradford Almshouses Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing

The Trust owns the Almshouses in Haywards Heath, Sussex, a terrace of 6 small, attractive, self-contained cottages really only suitable for single occupancy. Their purpose is to provide low-cost accommodation for elderly persons of low income, preferably already living in the Haywards Heath area. The Trust, which is a charitable trust, does not make grants to other charities.

Latest Income: £39,640
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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John Sayer Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing

The running of almshouses for single women in need who are resident in or have connections with the area of benefit (the town of Berkhamsted and its surrounding area).

Latest Income: £38,803
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Brigstocke Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing, Religion, Social welfare

Providing housing for 6 elderly females, who must be residents of the parish of Ryde (former parish of Newchurch, and be "poor and of good repute" and "being members of the Church of England or Dissenters therefrom".

Latest Income: £33,178
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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Bede Houses

Housing

Tattershall Bede Houses are 5 single storey almshouses with a lounge, single bedroom, kitchenette & shower. The homes are for "impoverished" residents living in Tattershall. The homes rarely come up for occupation & when they do are advertised locally. There are 7 trustees responsible for the grade II properties. There are no services. The residents live independently.

Latest Income: £24,000
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Harman Atwood For Almshouses And Curates House

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Housing

Provision and maintenance of Almshouses for elderly residents of Warlingham, Sanderstead and Chelsham, including facilities and open space.The Charity manages four ancient Almshouses, a Cottage and a meeting hall (the Mission Room) for the benefit of elderly residents, an on-site warden and the general public respectively.

Latest Income: £23,201
Areas of Operation: Croydon
Status: Registered
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Tetbury Welfare Charities

Beneficiary group, Housing

Two principal activities, divided into separate sections. The first is the provsion of an almshouse for single women, the second a relief in need charity within the Tetbury area

Latest Income: £21,536
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Souldern United Charity

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

The Charity provides relief for people residing in the parish of Souldern who are in need, hardship or distress. It provides some housing accommodation, can make grants and can provide goods or services.

Latest Income: £20,485
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Wentworth Almshouses

Health, Housing

Maintenance of the Almshouses & for the benefit of the Almspeople of the Charity in such manner as the Trustees think fit. Parish of Wentworth of the neighbourhood thereof

Latest Income: £20,154
Areas of Operation: Rotherham
Status: Registered
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Haylock's Almshouses

Housing, Social welfare

To provide accommodation in Castle Camps for poor persons of good character who from age, ill health or accident or infirmity are wholly or in part unable to maintain themselves by their own exertions

Latest Income: £18,843
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Mary Lockington Charity

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

Maintenance and upkeep of Ladies Lodge Almshouses, and help toward energy and other costs for residents.Yearly payments to incumbents of some local churches.Collection of annual rent for farm land at Totternhoe.Grants made to people in neighbourhood of Dunstable, to relieve hardship.Grants to local organisations or instutions which provide facilities for those in need.

Latest Income: £12,752
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Reverend William Batley Almshouse Charity

Housing

The Charity owns 2 Almshouses. Both are a 1 bedroom house. One occupied by a single person and one by a couple. The Trustees' responsibility is the upkeep of the houses and welfare of the occupants.

Latest Income: £12,636
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Dorothy Barrow's Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

Providing almshouses accomodation for residents aged 40 years or over who except in special cases as determined by the trustees, are resident in Spondon. Preference is given to aged widows.

Latest Income: £12,398
Areas of Operation: Derby City
Status: Registered
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Salter's Almshouse Trust

Housing

The objects of the charity are to provide accommodation for Baptist Ministers and Baptist workers working in the West of England Baptist Association( or its successors) in Wiltshire. These were amended following a Charity Commission scheme dated 13 March 2018.

Latest Income: £12,140
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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The Bates Trust

Housing, Social welfare

The maintenance of three Almshouses in the village of Little Eaton; the relief of persons who are in need or hardship and resident in Little Eaton; promote the education of persons under the age of 25 who are in need and resident in Little Eaton and to further religious and other charitable work in Little Eaton.

Latest Income: £11,261
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Hull Trinity House Charity

Housing

Provide financial grants and accommodation in Alms Houses. Maintain and rent out properties to provide the income to help beneficiaries

Latest Income: £4,158,057
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Henry Pinnock And Victoria And Albert Memorial Charity

Housing

Provision of Almshouse accomodation

Latest Income: £3,786,417
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Hartley Trust

Health, Housing

Management of Almshouses

Latest Income: £2,641,949
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Merchant Taylors' Boone's Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provide almshouse accommodation, to give assistance to the elderly of Lewisham

Latest Income: £1,954,716
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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The Foundation Of Edward Storey

Charitable activities, Housing

Almshouse provision and grant making

Latest Income: £1,609,805
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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God's House In Ewelme

Housing

Provision and maintenance of Almshouses.

Latest Income: £1,588,480
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many almshouse housing charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,337 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 £7.7bn 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 92.3%. 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.