Buckingham Almshouses and Welfare Charity

Analysis

Buckingham Almshouses and Welfare Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckingham. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Buckingham Almshouses and Welfare Charity reported income of £89k and spending of £84k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £73k to £89k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Buckingham Almshouses and Welfare Charity sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redeemed Christian Church of God HRMH Eltham (£89k), Grand Union Vineyard Church Milton Keynes (£89k) and Faith Temple Ministries (Bedford) (£89k).