Peterborough Almshouse Trust CIO
Analysis
Peterborough Almshouse Trust CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Peterborough Almshouse Trust CIO reported income of £279k and spending of £365k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £253k to £279k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Peterborough Almshouse Trust CIO sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hogarth Charitable Trust Company Limited (£279k), Footsteps International (£279k) and Disability Assist for Independent Living (£278k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Our Charity's purposes as set out in the objects contained in the Charity's Governing Document are:-(a) the provision of housing accommodation for beneficiaries and (b) such charitable purposes for the benefit of residents as the Trustees decide. The object of the Charity is to administer and manage 56 dwellings at Stephenson Court, Peterborough in accordance with the above provisions.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hogarth Charitable Trust Company Limited | London | £279k |
| Footsteps International | Orpington | £279k |
| Disability Assist for Independent Living | Kent Medical Campus | £278k |
| Northwood Day Care Centre | Stoke-On-Trent | £279k |