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Lady D'arcy with Fynches and Berryfield Cottages Almshouse Charity

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1186499ColchesterDisability
Income£215k2026-03-31
Spending£150ksame year
Spent / received63%5-year average
Size in its cause77th pctDisability
Registered2019CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Lady D'arcy with Fynches and Berryfield Cottages Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Lady D'arcy with Fynches and Berryfield Cottages Almshouse Charity reported income of £215k and spending of £150k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £144k to £215k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Lady D'arcy with Fynches and Berryfield Cottages Almshouse Charity sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% 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 Atma Lounge (£215k), Knighton and District Community Centre (£215k) and Essex Blind Charity (£215k).

Income and spending

£0£54k£108k£162k£216k2022 Income: £143,8892022 Spending: £132,43620222023 Income: £163,3292023 Spending: £81,75620232024 Income: £175,9552024 Spending: £86,31720242025 Income: £216,2962025 Spending: £126,86420252026 Income: £214,7042026 Spending: £149,6082026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Provision of affordable housing in the form of almshouses for the benefit of the public.

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