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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.

Frank Crossley's Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing

The charity provides almshouses accommodation for elderly and deserving people in twentyone flats, situated on Margaret Street, Halifax.

Latest Income: £141,591
Areas of Operation: Calderdale
Status: Registered
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Laslett's Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provision of sixteen almshouses for elderly, needy people with a strong connection to Worcester

Latest Income: £139,652
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Shaftesbury Municipal Almshouse Charity

Housing

To provide accommodation for persons in need, who are resident in the Parishes of Shaftesbury, Cann, Motcombe, Stour Provost, Margaret Marsh, Fontmell Magna, Compton Abbas and Donhead St. Mary.

Latest Income: £136,541
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Mrs G A H Grundy's Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The charity is restricted to housing persons in need over 60 years of age who are regarded as poor and deserving persons of the middle class as defined in the will of Mrs Grundy establishing the Almshouses.

Latest Income: £136,045
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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The Almshouse Of St John The Baptist And St John The Evangelist

Beneficiary group, Housing, Religion, Social care

Provides accommodation for 17 elderly residents plus one room available for respite care

Latest Income: £135,716
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Jesus Hospital

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Health, Housing, Social welfare

The object of the charity is to provide almshouses for poor men, not less than sixty years of age and of good character who are resident in the County of Northamptonshire and preferably in the Urban district of Rothwell, at the time of appointment. A total of ten almshouses are available to meet this object.

Latest Income: £135,132
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Thatcham Parochial Almshouse Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

PROVISION AND UPKEEP OF ALMSHOUSES FOR THE ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF THATCHAM.I.E. THATCHAM,GREENHAM,MIDGHAM AND COLD ASH.

Latest Income: £133,277
Areas of Operation: West Berkshire
Status: Registered
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Municipal Charities

Housing, Social welfare

To serve residents and organisations of the City of Lichfield in a charitable capacity provision of Alms houses and help with the poor and needy.

Latest Income: £133,134
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Scarborough Trinity House Seafarers' Trust

Housing

To provide almshouse accomodation, in the form of 25 one bedroomed flats across 2 sites in Scarborough, to persons of limited means. Principally retired seafarers and their dependents.

Latest Income: £132,001
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Hosyer-Foxe Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

Almshouses for the elderly

Latest Income: £130,922
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Town Lands Of Wantage

Housing

providing almshouses for the people of Wantage.

Latest Income: £129,530
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Hospital Or Almshouses Of Dorothy Elizabeth Pickering And Frances Byrd

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Health, Housing

Northamptonshire rural village location providing accommodation to needy spinisters and widows within the Parish

Latest Income: £128,893
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Rogers' Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing

The Charity provides housing in 15 Almshouses on one site in Harrogate town centre. The Charity criteria stipulates applicants must have a true housing need, be over 60, have a clear connection with the administrative area of Harrogate Borough (as defined in 1974) or Bradford Metropolitan District Council and be capable of independent living.

Latest Income: £128,439
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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John And Eliza Jelley Homes For Old People

Beneficiary group, Housing

The principal activity of the charity is the provision of almshouses for old people who are incapable by age or infirmity of earning their living and who have led respectable virtuous sober and upright lives. So far as practicable preference shall be given to those who are natives of or have lived many years in or near the City of Nottingham.

Latest Income: £128,425
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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Consolidated Almshouse Charity Of Swanscombe

Housing

An Almshouse Charity suppling affordable housing to those in need, Accepting applications from anyone with a connection to the borough of Dartford Kent.

Latest Income: £128,214
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Hartley Cottage Homes

Housing

To administer twenty almshouse properties.

Latest Income: £128,170
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Grand Feoffment Charities

Housing

The Charity's prime function is the provision and maintenance of almshouses. The Charity owns 31 almshouses all in Hadleigh.

Latest Income: £125,201
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Molyneux Almshouses

Housing, Social welfare

to provide social housing for the poor and those in need who were either born or are long term residents of Tunbridge Wells (now or in the past)

Latest Income: £124,914
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Penn And Smith Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provision of almshouses in Greenwich.

Latest Income: £124,407
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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Plumstead Almshouses

Housing, Social welfare

Provide Accommodation/Housing to persons over the age of 55 years who are in need, hardship or distess in the following oreder of priority.(i) persons resident in area of benefit (Plumstead)(ii) persons resident in the London Borough of GreenwichSuch charitable purposes for the benefit of the residents as the trusteed decide

Latest Income: £124,395
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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Selby Almshouses And Poor's Charity

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

From net income, relief generally or individually to persons resident in Selby District in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants or by otherwise paying for items, services or facilities to reduce the need hardship or distress subject to conditions contained in the Charity Commission Scheme.

Latest Income: £124,251
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Hitchin United Charities

Housing

The two main purposes of HUC are to operate almshouses in Hitchin and to support apprenticeships, together with more general eleemosynary purposes.

Latest Income: £123,988
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Ravenstone Hospital Almshouse Charity

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfare

THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION FOR POOR WOMEN OF GOOD CHARACTER BY MEANS OF A COMPLEX OF 25 ALMSHOUSE FLATS WITH A RESIDENT WARDEN. THE AREA OF BENEFIT FROM WHICH RESIDENTS MAY BE APPOINTED IS THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF RAVENSTONE AND SWANNINGTON AND THE ANCIENT TOWNSHIP OF SWANNINGTON, LEICESTERSHIRE. APPOINTMENTS MAY BE MADE FROM OUTSIDE THIS AREA IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY APPLICATION WITHIN THE AREA.

Latest Income: £123,777
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Sandbach Almshouse Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provide homes for older people -see other boxes

Latest Income: £122,114
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Parmiter's Almshouse And Pension Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Provision of almshouse accommodation for beneficiaries in Bethnal Green, London E2, situated in Clacton Essex and the provision of a bi-annual pension and at least four annual social events to its pensioners.

Latest Income: £119,988
Areas of Operation: Tower Hamlets
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.