Henry Drew Thomas Almshouses and Starcross Welfare Trust
Analysis
Henry Drew Thomas Almshouses and Starcross Welfare Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in March 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Henry Drew Thomas Almshouses and Starcross Welfare Trust reported income of £35k and spending of £48k, spending 136% of what it took in. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Henry Drew Thomas Almshouses and Starcross Welfare Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Larches Trust Limited (£35k), Bury Gateway (£35k) and National Association of Professionals Concerned with Language Impaired Children (£35k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provision of 8 single bedroom apartments for people who are in need, hardship or distress and who are resident in the ecclesiastical parish of Starcross, Devon and it's surround's (the area of benefit) or who have connection to the area of benefit. To relieve generally or individually persons resident in, or connection to the area of benefit who are in conditions of hardship, distress.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Larches Trust Limited | Edgware | £35k |
| Bury Gateway | Bury | £35k |
| National Association of Professionals Concerned with Language Impaired Children | Wallsend | £35k |
| Suffah Foundation | Huddersfield | £35k |