The Melksham Almshouses Charities

Analysis

The Melksham Almshouses Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Melksham Almshouses Charities reported income of £35k and spending of £27k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £33k to £35k (+4.7%), an average of +1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Melksham Almshouses Charities sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Love Global Ministries (£34k), Holbeach Community Larder (£35k) and The David Tilley Children's Foundation (£34k).