Bristol and Anchor Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Bristol and Anchor Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bristol and Anchor Almshouse Charity reported income of £336k and spending of £319k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £196k to £336k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Bristol and Anchor Almshouse Charity sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wear Valley Women's Aid Limited (£333k), International Students' Club (Church of England) Ltd (£337k) and The Abbeyfield Thirsk and Sowerby Society Limited (£333k).