Housing Charities
Discover 3,243 Housing charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Charity Of Henry, Duke Of Cleveland
Housingproviding housing for deserving persons of good character aged 60 years or over within the vacinity of Staindrop
The Perse Trust
HousingOperation of six almshouses.
The Spencer Homes Charity
Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, HousingProviding seven social housing units in a rural area with no public transport or shop and which provides often low income employment.
The Community Of Grace
Housing, Social welfareCommunity of Grace empowers homeless and socially isolated people to transform their lives. We provide support and accommodation and encourage them to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities so so that they may become full members of society playing their part in the local community.
United Almshouse Charities
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social careProvides Accommodation for the elderly in need in the parish of St. Peter's St. Albans
Gilson's Hospital
Health, HousingTo provide accommodation in the almshouses for persons qualifying according to the conditions as laid by the Trust Deed
Jane Gibson Almshouses
Beneficiary group, HousingThe charity aims to provide low cost, low maintenance accommodation for elderly residents who can demonstrate their need for same. The charity helps to fund these objectives mainly through a weekly maintenance contribution and investment income.
The Canaan Christian Trust
Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Housing, Social careSUPPORT FOR NEEDY FAMILIES & HOMELESS. ENCOURAGING CHILDREN THROUGH AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS & A WEEKLY SATURDAY MORNING KIDS CLUB. WE SUPPORT ORPHANAGE WORK IN HUNGARY & HAVE GROUPS OF CHILDREN FROM HERE TO STAY, GIVING THEM ENGLISH LESSONS AS PART OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL VISIT. WE RUN AND MANAGE A WAREHOUSE IN HARROGATE AND YORKHIRE, DISTRIBUTING TO PEOPLE IN NEED.
The Charlton And Linley Homes
Facilities, Housing, ReligionProvision of 10 Homes with garden area for people of reduced means who have links with Sheffield and the United Reformed Church or Continuing Congregational Churches in Sheffield.
Dixon Almshouse Charity
Beneficiary group, Housing, Leisure, Social careThe Charity provides accommodation for elderly people in need. Gardening and general repairs are carried out in return for a weekly maintenance charge.
John Burrill Almshouses
Facilities, Heritage, HousingThe Charity provides 7 homes for residents in peaceful, maintained gardens.Residents live rent free and make a modest contribution towards heating bills and the fabric. Each unit has an allotment if required. The Charity is independent and receives no regular financial help.Local organizations have helped with renovation and restoration programs.
The Missionaries Of The Poor Supporters Association
Housing, Religion, Social welfareAdvance Christian religion, relieve need, in particular by support of the Missionaries of the Poor, a registered charity based in Jamaica, by donations of money and in kind, providing food shelter clothing medical treatment and education to those in need of all ages including the destitute, indigent, homeless, diseased and people with a physical or mental disability.
Roe's Almshouse Charities
HousingTo administer and maintain five almshouses in Mill Lane, Stotfold.
Helyar's Almshouses
HousingPROVISION OF ACCOMODATION FOR PERSONS OVER 55 IN THE LOCATION OF THE VILLAGE OF EAST COKER
The Shen Place Almshouses
HousingShen Place Almshouses offers accommodation in six self contained units each suitable for 2. Their financial standing and accommodation needs are also taken into account.
Alcester United Almshouse Charity
HousingProvision of housing for people in need who are residents of Alcester Warwickshire
Arthur Herbert Hope Memorial
Beneficiary group, Education, Housing, LeisureThe Hope Memorial Trust, founded in 1932 operates a 32 bed self catering hostel near Keswick in Cumbria. It provides facilities which enable schools, youth groups, community groups, and families to benefit from the educational and recreational opportunities provided by the Lake District.
John Smith's Charity
Beneficiary group, HousingTo supply and maintain six Almshouses in Peterchurch to accommodate six elderly ladies from the parishes of Peterchurch and Clifford in Herefordshire.
Charles Edward Sugden's Almshouses
HousingThe main activities are to provide accommodation for those who qualify under the trust deed.
Llanrhaeadr Hospital
Health, HousingPROVISION OF HOUSING.
Thomas Fryer Almshouses
Housingmanagement of 6 almshouses
Crayford Ecclesiastical Charities
Housing, Religion, Social welfareThe trust comprises three self-contained single floor cottages known as the almshouses, which are for aged and deserving poor single persons or couples who are communicant members of the Church of England. There are additional charity funds which augment the income of the almshouses. Annie Pim, Theodore Pim, and ER Stoneham are collectively known as the Crayford Ecclesiastical Charities.
Nidd Almshouses
HousingProvision of subsidised housing
Mothers' Union (diocese Of Manchester Branch)
Beneficiary group, Education, Health, HousingA range of services are provided to support and enhance Christian family life in the Manchester Diocese and overseas. Financial and practical aid assists needs in schools, hospitals, hostels for the homeless, for elderly individuals in parishes,the diocese and where there is urgent need overseas.
The Horton Almshouses
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social careProviding accommodation for elderly people over the age of retirement who are unable to house themselves.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many housing charities are there in the UK?
There are 3,243 registered housing charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the 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 housing charities?
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 housing charities?
Across all 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 housing charities?
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.