Kendal Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Kendal Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Kendal Almshouse Charity reported income of £265k and spending of £204k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £189k to £265k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Kendal 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 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Advocacy Matters (Wales) (£264k), Sutton Opportunity Pre-School (£265k) and Dudley Crossroads (£264k).