The City of London Almshouses

Analysis

The City of London Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The City of London Almshouses reported income of £451k and spending of £571k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £326k to £451k (+38%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The City of London Almshouses sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lowestoft Church and Town Almshouse Charity (£450k), The Spalding Almshouse Charity (£451k) and The Duchess of Somerset's Hospital (£445k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.