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.
Baldock United Almshouse Charities
HousingProviding and maintaining housing
Heather Brow Clergy Rest Home
Housing, ProfessionsThe Trustees receive suggestions each year from the diocesan authorities of Liverpool and Chester of clergy who are in need of a holiday and are not able to afford a suitable one.
The Joint Homes Committee Trust Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social careMaking grants to 6 Care Homes for the elderly
Ackworth Almshouse And Relief In Need Charities
HousingProvision of residential almshouse accommodation.
The St Helens Housing Association Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HousingThe Trustees make grants to social housing providers operating in the St Helens area for the benefit of tenants and residents, who are elderly and live in the St Helens area. The objective is assist in the provision of housing and associated benefits for such tenant and residents.
John And Ann Smith Charities
HousingThe objects of the John and Ann Smith charities, are to provide housing to those deserving of it, in the area of the manor of Longport, otherwise Barton, in the city of Canterbury.
Charities Of Eliza Dreyer For Homes For Poor Widows And Spinsters
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareThe charity provides almshouse accommodation, not warden based, for ladies of pensionable age who reside in or have connections with Bungay, Suffolk.
The Colman Almshouse Charity
HousingMaintenance of 6 Almshouse Cottages
Friends Of Nevill Road Schools
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, HousingThe charity holds fund raising events and raises funds for equipment or materials which improve the education and experience of the children at Nevill Road Infant and Junior Schools.
Reverend C W Groves Almshouses
HousingMaintenance of almshouses
Fifteen Houses
Housing, ReligionManagement of property and investment interests in order to maximise income for the sole benefit of St. Mary's Church, Baldock, Hertfordshire. Funds are used to maintain the church fabric.
Church Almshouses Charity
Housing, Religion, Social welfareThe provision of benefit to the almspeople of the charity through the provision and use of the church cottages at Appleton as almshouses for poor persons resident in the parish of Appleton, Oxfordshire.
Tregynon Young Farmers Club
Arts, Economic and community development, HousingTo advance the education of young members of the public at large in argriculture, home crafts,country life and related subjects
Friends Of Dovedale
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Education, HousingFUNDRAISING EVENTS (FAMILY DISCOS - CHRISTMAS FAIR - EASTER FAIR - CAR BOOT SALES - QUIZZES - WINE TASTING - ETC) TO RAISE FUNDS FOR DOVEDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL
The Wadham Almshouses
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social careProvision of almshouse accommodation for the elderly of Ilton.
The Thornton Cottage Homes
HousingProvide social housing
Surfleet Cottage Homes
HousingALMSHOUSE
Jonathan Labray's Almshouses
HousingThe provision of accommodation for authorised persons being four bungalows situated at 68-74 Main Street, Calverton, Nottinghamshire.
Ward Memorial Homes
HousingWe have 3 flats, providing housing to residents of Iver over the age of 50.
Frederick John Cleminson For Almshouses
Beneficiary group, HousingProvides housing for elderly people in need
Elizabeth Harland Almshouse Charity
HousingMaintenance of four Almshouses Nos 1,3,5 &7 Oldham Cottages, Colton, Rugeley, Staffs.
Llanfair Caereinion Young Farmers'club
Arts, Economic and community development, HousingTo advance the education of young members of the public at large in argriculture, home crafts,country life and related subjects
Charity Of Miss Mary Ann Scotney For Almshouses
HousingAlmshouse accommodation
Skelmanthorpe Cottage Homes
HousingAlms House Association
Newarke Houses Museum
Facilities, Heritage, HousingThe Chantry House and Nos. 9 and 11 The Newarke, Leicester, to be preserved in perpetuity for use by the public as a museum and the gardens used as open space for the benefit of the public.
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.