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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.

Kingsbury Charity

Housing

The main objects of the charity are to provide for relief in need and in sickness of persons resident in the area of the Ancient Parish of Kingsbury. Subject to the approval of the Charity Commissioners the trustees may provide land and buildings to be appropriated and used as almshouses for the accommodation of residents.

Latest Income: £355,562
Areas of Operation: Brent
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: £346,640
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Bristol And Anchor Almshouse Charity

Housing

Provision of almshousingCommunity Centre

Latest Income: £335,737
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Northampton Municipal Church Charity

Charitable activities, Housing, Religion

The Charity runs an Almshouse in the heart of Northampton consisting of 17 one bedroomed flats with a resident warden.The Charity also makes grants to individuals in need, resident in the Northampton Borough Council area, and to organisations that support such people.

Latest Income: £332,874
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Sloswicke's Almshouse Charity

Health, Housing, Social welfare

Provision of accommodation for poor persons over the age of 60 years.

Latest Income: £331,031
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Beauchamp Community At Newland

Housing, Professions, Social welfare

Provision of Almshouse Accommodation for the Christian poor of the parish's of Newland and surround, retired clergy and churches in communion there with.

Latest Income: £327,639
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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The Charterhouse

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care

An Almshouse charity offering general sheltered housing for the elderly (aged 60 and over). The accommodation comprises 35 self-contained flats with on-site warden based on one site in central Hull, East Yorkshire.

Latest Income: £326,105
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Hull City
Status: Registered
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Dulwich Almshouse Charity

Education, Housing, Social welfare

TO RELIEVE BENEFICIARIES IN CASE OF NEED,HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES AND OTHERWISE AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES.

Latest Income: £322,936
Areas of Operation: Southwark
Status: Registered
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The Hospital Of King James In Gateshead

Health, Housing

The principle activity of the charity is the running of an almshouse for the people of Gateshead

Latest Income: £320,199
Areas of Operation: Gateshead
Status: Registered
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Dartford Almshouse Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provision of Almshouse accommodation to the elderly and needy.

Latest Income: £315,152
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Thomas Truesdale's Hospital

Health, Housing, Social welfare

The charity provides and maintains accommodation for "poor persons of good character who (except in special cases) are resident in Stamford at the time of their appointment as an Almsperson" in return for a weekly maintenance contribution. The Trustees may also apply income of the charity for the general benefit of the poor as they think fit in ways listed in the Charity Commission charter.

Latest Income: £314,684
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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St Nicholas Hospital

Health, Housing

Almshouse - providing accommodation for people in need of assistance.

Latest Income: £312,851
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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The Hinchingbrooke Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Housing

The Foundation is a grant giving educational charity supporting Schools in the Huntingdon area . It also provides financial assistance to students and former students of Schools in the Huntingdon area up to the age of 25 and Community Grants to local voluntary groups working with young people. In addition it supports the Almshouses in Huntingdon

Latest Income: £309,000
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Winnocks And Kendalls Almshouse Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provision of almshouses for older people of Colchester.

Latest Income: £308,796
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Cheltenham Almshouses & Aid CIO

Charitable activities, Housing

The organisation provides almshouse accommodation to residents who have met the qualifying criteria, Residents are us required to pay a weekly maintenance contribution towards the upkeep of the property and the running of the charity so the cost to them is lower than the cost of renting in the private sector. The organisation also provides grants to people and other organisations.

Latest Income: £306,049
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Blandford Forum Charities

Beneficiary group, Housing

We are an Almshouse Charity providing accommodation for elderly and families in Blandford Forum. We also have and Apprenticing and Education Charity and a Relief in Need.

Latest Income: £305,169
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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The Beaumont Charity

Housing

An Almshouse Charity

Latest Income: £300,902
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Tring Charities

Housing, Social welfare

Almshouse management and relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £299,516
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Berkswell Charities

Charitable activities, Education, Housing, Social welfare

Parish of Berkswell and surrounding area. Provision of a site for a school in Berkswell; provision of Almshouse accommodation; donations to the CofE church in Berkswell for repairs to fabric and contents; further religious purposes; advancement of education of pupils in the principles of the CofE; other charitable purposes including relief of poverty; making grants to individuals/ organisations.

Latest Income: £293,809
Areas of Operation: Solihull
Status: Registered
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Ramsey Welfare Charities

Housing

Housing Association & Land owner

Latest Income: £293,549
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Thomas Christies Almshouse & Relief In Need Charity

Housing

Thomas Christie Almshouse Charity provides 26 flats, currently housing 29 residents.

Latest Income: £292,293
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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St Marylebone Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Housing

Provision of almshouses accommodation and associated support to individuals who (a) have reached retiring age, (b) cannot otherwise afford to live in the City of Westminster, and (c) has lived or carried on business or employment in the City of Westminster for not less than 10 years or are the widow of a spouse of civil partner who met condition (c).

Latest Income: £291,051
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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The Lewisham Almshouse Charities Of William Hatcliffe And Abraham Colfe

Beneficiary group, Housing

The provision of an almshouse providing sheltered accomodation for the elderly. There are 11 units in the almshouse.

Latest Income: £288,890
Areas of Operation: Lewisham
Status: Registered
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The Spalding Almshouse Charity

Housing

Providing almshouses for residents of South Holland, Lincolnshire

Latest Income: £287,852
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Davenport Homes

Housing

Provision of almshouse accommodation for beneficiaries within the area of benefit.

Latest Income: £287,241
Areas of Operation: Various
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.