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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.

Huggens's College

Education, Housing

The principal objective of the Charity is to provide almshouse accommodation for persons who meet its entry criteria which include provisions relating to age, financial resources and acceptance of Christian values.

Latest Income: £256,537
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Millington's Charity

Health, Housing

The charity continues to provide almshouses with on site warden assistance to the residents in order to provide the care and time the Trustees consider sufficient.

Latest Income: £254,714
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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St Scholastica's Retreat

Housing

St Scholastica's Retreat is an almshouse for Catholics who are in need of financial assistance and who are aged 60 years and over. It was founded by Elizabeth Harrison in 1861 in Hackney and moved to Princes Risborough in 1972. The sheltered accommodation is provided in 36 self-contained flats. The Lord William Taylour Building provides a Community Room, Laundry & Kitchen; and a room for guests.

Latest Income: £250,906
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The James Lloyd Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provision of Almhouse accommodation to 31 Elderly women

Latest Income: £249,315
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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William Jones's Almshouse Charity

Housing, Social welfare

William Jones's Almshouse Charity provides almshouse accommodation for beneficiaries who are in need, hardship or distress, and have resided in Monmouthshire, with a preference for the town of Monmouth, or in the parishes of Newland, Coleford, or Lydbrook and West Dean, Gloucestershire, for not less than two years.

Latest Income: £244,674
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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Eastbridge Hospital (or St Thomas)

Facilities, Health, Housing, Religion

Almshouse foundation with premises open to the public and having also an educational mandate. Includes Franciscan gardens (greyfriars), the site of the first Franciscan Monastery in England. Eastbridge Hospital is an Anglican foundation with chapels in regular use.

Latest Income: £244,657
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Guildhall Feoffment

Housing

Provision and maintenance of almshouse accommodation in Bury St Edmunds.

Latest Income: £241,806
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Norton Folgate Almshouse Charities

Housing

Provision of affordable almshouses for people in need in Spitalfields.

Latest Income: £240,929
Areas of Operation: Tower Hamlets
Status: Registered
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The Allnutt And Baker Almshouse And Educational Trust

Housing, Social care

Sheltered housing for retired or soon to be retired

Latest Income: £239,573
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The College Of Matrons

Beneficiary group, Education, Housing, Religion

The College provides almshouse accommodation for eligible women, preferably widows or daughters of Ministers of the Church of England, in The Close, Salisbury and at St John's Priory, Wilton. Applicants must be resident within the dioceses of Salisbury, Winchester, Portsmouth, Bath & Wells, Exeter or Truro.

Latest Income: £238,531
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bradford Tradesmen's Homes

Housing

Almshouse Charity providing housing for eligible persons aged 60+

Latest Income: £237,228
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Sydney Howard Lovell Memorial Almshouses

Housing

Almshouses for retired people. Priority given to those in 'tied accommodation' upon retirement

Latest Income: £233,244
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Miss Cullen's Almshouses

Housing

Providing low cost housing to those in need who fulfil the charity's crteria

Latest Income: £232,432
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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St Martin-In-The-Fields Almshouse Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care

Providing accommodation for elderly people of little financial means and such other persons as the Trustees in their discretion may approve providing that they reside or are employed in essential services in the City of Westminster

Latest Income: £232,135
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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Framework Knitters Company Almshouse Charities

Housing

To provide and manage Almshouses

Latest Income: £227,036
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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The Victoria Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing

The Charity provides almshouses for the accommodation of elderly persons having a "housing need" and a strong association with the Borough of Reigate and Banstead.

Latest Income: £225,490
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Andros Almshouse Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provision of housing for elderly.

Latest Income: £225,137
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Sevenoaks Almshouse Charity

Housing

The Sevenoaks Almshouse Charity offers accomodation to people who meet the guidelines for selection of residents. The area of benefit is the area administered by Sevenoaks District Council

Latest Income: £224,470
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Municipal And Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities

Beneficiary group, Housing

The Charities comprise a housing association that provides affordable housing to elderly people who also have a financial need. The housing association is registered with the Tenants Service Authority and is a registered social landlord. There are 42 units available to let and all the units are based in Poole, Dorset.

Latest Income: £224,359
Areas of Operation: Poole
Status: Registered
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King's Lynn General Charities

Housing

The charities principal activity is the provision and maintenance of almshouse accomodation to persons of pensionable age in the borough of King's Lynn. In addition the trustees administer some small charities, providing, charitable and welfare support.

Latest Income: £222,017
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Stuart Court Memorial Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

Almshouse providing accommodation for older people in Norwich

Latest Income: £219,601
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Day's And Atkinson's Almshouse Charity

Housing, Social welfare

The provision of housing accommodation for persons in financial hardship with preference given firstly to those residing in the parishes of Edgware and Little Stanmore and secondly to those who are previous residents of these parishes.

Latest Income: £208,528
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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The Witney Town Charity

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

The Charity operates 18 Almshouses for the poor and needy in the town of Witney, Oxfordshire. The Charity also provides grants for those in need within the area of West Oxfordshire.

Latest Income: £208,131
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Hawley Almshouse And Relief In Need Charity

Facilities, Housing, Social welfare

Provision of almshouses for the residence and benefit of those in need, and the relief of need hardship and distress

Latest Income: £205,912
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Pearn Almshouses

Housing, Social welfare

Provide sheltered accommodation for poor persons of not less than sixty years of age who (except in special cases to be approved by the Commissioners) are inhabitants of the City of Plymouth.

Latest Income: £205,640
Areas of Operation: Plymouth City
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.