The Ashton Almshouse Charity

Analysis

The Ashton Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in October 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ashton Almshouse Charity reported income of £47k and spending of £41k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £44k to £47k (+6.2%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Ashton Almshouse Charity sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alton United Charities (£47k), Mary Pease's Almshouse Charity (£47k) and The Willie Almshouse Charity (£47k).