The Trowbridge Almshouses Trust

Analysis

The Trowbridge Almshouses Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Trowbridge. It was registered in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Trowbridge Almshouses Trust reported income of £51k and spending of £56k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £42k to £51k (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Trowbridge Almshouses Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kadampa Meditation Centre Kent (£51k), Hampshire Housing Trust (£51k) and Sunninghill Parochial Charities (£51k).