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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.

The Hillier Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care

provider of warden assisted sheltered housing for ladies over 60 years old who are of limited means

Latest Income: £284,738
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Metropolitan Benefit Societies' Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing

To provide accommodation for older people who are in need

Latest Income: £283,826
Areas of Operation: Islington
Status: Registered
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The Society Of Merchant Venturers Almshouses Charity

Housing, Religion, Social welfare

TO PROVIDE ALMSHOUSES FOR THE POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSION) ARE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL. IN SELECTING RESIDENTS FOR MERCHANT VENTURERS' ALMSHOUSES PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO MARINERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS. IN SELECTING RESIDENTS FOR COLSTON'S ALMSHOUSE PREFERENCE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Latest Income: £283,772
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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The John Henry Keene Memorial Homes

Housing, Social care

Provide & Maintain almshouses for the residential care of persons in need, in accordance with the terms of the Scheme

Latest Income: £282,994
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Peterborough Almshouse Trust CIO

Housing

Our Charity's purposes as set out in the objects contained in the Charity's Governing Document are:-(a) the provision of housing accommodation for beneficiaries and (b) such charitable purposes for the benefit of residents as the Trustees decide. The object of the Charity is to administer and manage 56 dwellings at Stephenson Court, Peterborough in accordance with the above provisions.

Latest Income: £278,778
Areas of Operation: Peterborough City
Status: Registered
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The Henry Coventry Almshouses Charity

Housing

To provide housing for people over 55 years of age, who are in financial need and have a strong connection to Droitwich.

Latest Income: £275,937
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Thrale Almshouse And Relief In Need Charity

Housing, Social welfare

1. Provision and maintenance of residential accommodation at Thrale Almshouses, 27 Polworth Road, London SW16 and provision of benefits for residents.2. Provision of relief for persons resident in the Ancient Parish of Streatham who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress ("Relief in Need").

Latest Income: £273,952
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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Kendal Almshouse Charity

Housing

the charities principle objective is to provide affordable unfurnished homes for those in need

Latest Income: £264,694
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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The Leathersellers' Barnet Charity

Housing

The Charity exists primarily to provide, maintain and manage almshouses and to provide for the general well being of the residents thereof.

Latest Income: £262,375
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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The Finch Almshouses, Ravenstone

Housing

The provision of almshouse accommodation.

Latest Income: £259,936
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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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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Kingston-Upon-Thames United Charities

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Housing people who are poor, over 60 years of age, from the Royal Borough of Kingston or having a close connection with the borough in dedicated almshouse properties owned by the Charity.

Latest Income: £251,102
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Thames
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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The Hereford Cathedral Almshouses Charity

Housing, Religion, Social welfare

Objects are:(a) the relief of poverty and hardship, primarily but not exclusively by providing almshouse and other accommodation;(b) relieving either generally or individually persons who are in need, hardship or distress by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations working to support such persons

Latest Income: £244,753
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
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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Ashbourne Almshouse Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provision of accomodation for elderly

Latest Income: £232,606
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
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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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.