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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.

Lionel Annesley Dorant For Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing

Almshouse for older people in need of accommodation who are, or have been, resident in the City and District of St Albans

Latest Income: £197,733
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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William Berman's Trust

Beneficiary group, Housing

The provision of almshouse accommodation for women, over the age of 50 years and who are of limited financial means

Latest Income: £197,341
Areas of Operation: Essex
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: £196,794
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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The Egremont And Somerset Almshouse Charity

Health, Housing

Residential Almshouses in the Petworth area

Latest Income: £194,180
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
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: £193,588
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Sir John J Hunt Almshouses

Housing, Religion

To provide Almshouses for persons of limited financial means aged between 55 and 70 upon initial occupation. Residents must be of good character and members of the Church of England

Latest Income: £188,877
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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St Margaret's And Stone's Charity

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing

The provision of almshousing for qualifying elderly people in need.

Latest Income: £188,309
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Earle's Retreat

Beneficiary group, Housing

Almshouse with individual flats where elderly people can live independently.

Latest Income: £187,749
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Westerham Almshouse Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

The Charity has a total of 17 individual dwellings in three locations in Westerham, Kent which are for the elderly and in financial need with a connection to Westerham or Crockham Hill.

Latest Income: £186,545
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Aged Merchant Seamen's Homes

Beneficiary group, Heritage, Housing, Social welfare

1) REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES FOR DESERVING POOR PERSONS WHO ARE RETIRED SEAMEN, WIDOWS OR DAUGHTERS BEING NOT LESS THAN FIFTY YEARS OF AGE.2) BENEFIT OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE SAID ALMSHOUSES.

Latest Income: £184,698
Areas of Operation: Sunderland
Status: Registered
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Wimbledon Endowed Almshouse Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provision of flats and bungalows which are specially designed with the needs of older people in mind. There is a resident manager.

Latest Income: £183,984
Areas of Operation: Merton
Status: Registered
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Henry Burton Almshouse Charity

Housing

Provision of almhouse accommodation in Monmouthshire and Newport

Latest Income: £182,970
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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The Harry Turner Almshouses Trust

Housing

Provision & maintenance of Almshouses in Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Latest Income: £181,949
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Earl Of Southampton Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

The relief of financial hardship and the relief of poverty of people in the beneficial class by: the provision of almshouse accommodation and ancillary equipment, services and financial relief; making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities that will relieve financial hardship. The relief of the charitable needs of elderly people in The Ancient Parish of Titchfield

Latest Income: £181,412
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Langley Marish United Charities

Housing

The charity maintains almshouse properties for the benefit of qualifying residents. These must be over 55 years of age and who have been living in Langley or its catchment area and who are able to care for themselves.

Latest Income: £178,595
Areas of Operation: Slough
Status: Registered
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St Giles-In-The-Fields And Bloomsbury United Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, Housing

Provision of Almshouse accommodation for 8 elderly females in Covent Garden area; making grants to individuals in financial need and/or in ill health, and to organisations that assist such individuals within the Bloomsbury area

Latest Income: £177,274
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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Wycombe Almhouses

Housing

The principal activity of the charity is the provision of housing for people in need in the High Wycombe area.

Latest Income: £176,342
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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C J Gallard's Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provision and maintenance of Almshouses' flats, and support, to elderly and needy people from the Borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent.

Latest Income: £175,756
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Lewisham Relief In Need Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social care

Whilst the charity makes small grants to individuals and organisations it is primarily engaged in providing sheltered accommodation for the elderly at its almshouse, Lloyd Court.

Latest Income: £175,156
Areas of Operation: Lewisham
Status: Registered
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Beeston's, Andrewes' And Palyn's Charity

Housing

Almshouses

Latest Income: £175,073
Areas of Operation: Southwark
Status: Registered
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Aylott Janes Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing

We provide housing for elderly persons resident in the ancient borough of Luton.

Latest Income: £173,070
Areas of Operation: Luton
Status: Registered
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Turner's Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing

To maintain eight Almshouses for elderly people

Latest Income: £172,961
Areas of Operation: Derby City
Status: Registered
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The Sutton Turner Houses

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provision of Almshouse accommodation to the elderly of Derby

Latest Income: £172,961
Areas of Operation: Derby City
Status: Registered
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The Hereford Society For Aiding The Industrious

Beneficiary group, Housing

Provides and maintains almshouses for elderly people in Herefordshire. Give donations to people in need who are or were industrious and require money to get over a hurdle provided they live in Herefordshire.

Latest Income: £170,985
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Almshouse Charity Of James Goodman

Housing

Almshouse charity in Cranfield, Bedfordshire

Latest Income: £168,792
Areas of Operation: Bedford
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.