Alford House

Analysis

Alford House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06521183). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Alford House reported income of £432k and spending of £1.1m, spending 245% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £243k to £432k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Alford House sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 Save Britain's Heritage (£432k), The Elmley Foundation (£433k) and Engaged Events UK Limited (£430k).