Barnstaple Almshouses

Analysis

Barnstaple Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 June 2025, Barnstaple Almshouses reported income of £225k and spending of £249k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £175k to £225k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Barnstaple Almshouses sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woodleigh Impact (£225k), Liberty Tea Rooms and Community Hub (£225k) and The Credit Union Foundation (£225k).