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Housing Charities That specialise in Almshouse

Discover 1,337 Housing charities that specialise in almshouse. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,337
Charities
£7,737,981,080
Total Income
£2,255,971
Avg Income
92.3%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

The Fellmongers Company Charity

Housing

Donations to local charities and also alms houses.

Latest Income: £5,624
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Coventry Almshouses

Housing

provides three Almshouses

Latest Income: £5,561
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Hospital Of St Michael The Archangel

Health, Housing

looking after 4 Almshouses and occupiers thereof

Latest Income: £5,335
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Guildhall Feoffment Almshouse Residents' Charity

Heritage, Housing

Upkeep and maintenance of almshouses and the benefit of the residents

Latest Income: £3,098
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Manuden Almshouse Trust

Housing

Almshouses

Latest Income: £2,348
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Almshouse Charity

Housing

General help for those in need living in parish of Chudleigh.

Latest Income: £195
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Sadler's Gift For God's House

Housing

Almshouse

Latest Income: £134
Areas of Operation: Southampton City
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Mrs Elizabeth Ellen Turner For Ladies In Reduced Circumstances

Beneficiary group, Housing

TO PROVIDE ANNUAL DONATIONS TO LADIES IN REDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES RESIDENT IN A SPECIFIC TERRACE OF ALMSHOUSES IN KENDAL, CUMBRIA.

Latest Income: £8
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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The Bourne United Charities

Housing

BOURNE UNITED CHARITIES IS PRINCIPALLY AN ALMSHOUSE CHARITY, WHOSE MAIN OBJECTIVES ARE THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSING, THE RELIEF OF NEED IN BOURNE, DYKE, TWENTY AND CAWTHORPE AND THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL AMENITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS GENERALLY

Latest Income: £0
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Rand's Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Saving of lives, Social welfare

We make grants to individuals and organisations for the alleviation of need, hardship or disaster either generally or individually to persons living in the Bradford area. Preference is given to persons over 60 years of age.

Latest Income: £0
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Dunk's Almshouse Charity

Housing, Social welfare

The objectives of the Charity are to provide accommodation for poor persons of good character who (except in special cases to be approved by the charity commission) have resided in the area of the parish of Hawkhurst for not less than two years.

Latest Income: £0
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The St Petrock And Heavitree Parish Lands Charity (the Parish Lands Charity)

Housing, Religion

1)PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT 2)TOWARDS THE COST OF REPAIRS TO THE FABRIC OF THE CHURCH OF ST PETROCK 3)IN OR TOWARDS THE COST OF MAINTAINING RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN THE CHURCH 4)IN MAKING A PAYMENTOF -ú600 TO THE MINISTER FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CENTRAL EXETER 5)FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY 6)ONE FURTHER ACTIVITY

Latest Income: £0
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Benenden Almshouse Charities

Housing

Provide accommodation for people who have lived in the Parish of Benenden and of little means. Provide regular contact with the residents and assistance where necessary.

Latest Income: £597,934
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Hereford Municipal Charities

Housing

These are the combined charities of the City of Hereford within the city boundaries of 1972, and Almshouse and grants can only be made to residents living in this area.

Latest Income: £478,593
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Archbishop Holgate's Hospital In Hemsworth

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Religion

The charity exists to maintain the hospital which consists of 24 almshouses, a chapel and ancillary buildings. Qualifying persons over 60 entitled to reside here are elected from local parishes. The education foundation provides financial assistance towards the education of persons under 25 years also resident in local parishes.

Latest Income: £469,460
Areas of Operation: City Of Wakefield
Status: Registered
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Greenwich Charity Of William Hatcliffe And The Misses Smith

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing

Provision of almshouse accommodation for thirteen persons over the age of 55, with a preference for widows and single women, living in the "area of benefit" i.e. the south side of the River Thames up to a radius of 5 miles from the almshouses. Provision of grants to enable elderly people, living in the charity's area of benefit, to remain in their own homes.

Latest Income: £459,502
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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The Odiham Consolidated Charities

Arts, Education, Housing

The main activity of the charity is to run the Almshouses at Gurney Court, Benford Court and The Old Court, Odiham. In addition to running these Almshouses, the Trustees seek to fulfil the wishes of their benefactors by relieving need in the Parish and by making donations to three local schools in the form of library grants.

Latest Income: £431,577
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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St Mary The Virgin Estate Management Charity

Education, Housing, Social care

The object of the Charity is to administer and manage the property in its care.The income of the Estate Charity is to be applied as follows:1. Making small awards made under the governing scheme2. For the benefit of Newcastle Royal Grammar School - 53% of the balance3. As to the remainder for the related Almshouses Charity for the running of two residential homes

Latest Income: £392,602
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
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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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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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: £235,878
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: £229,256
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
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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Cranford Cottage Homes

Housing, Social welfare

Provide and Maintain Almshouses for poor aged persons, with a preference given to persons who have been inhabitants of the area of the Parish of Cranford for a number of years.

Latest Income: £203,981
Areas of Operation: Hillingdon
Status: Registered
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Brabin's Almshouses

Education, Housing, Social welfare

To provide financial help and support to poor persons and the general community in the parishes of Chipping, Thornley with Wheatley and Leagram with Bowland. To maintain the two Almshouses and provide accommodation for poor persons of good character.

Latest Income: £199,551
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many almshouse housing charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,337 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 £7.7bn 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 92.3%. 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.