The McDonald and Trimmer Almshouse Charity

Analysis

The McDonald and Trimmer Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in September 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 December 2025, The McDonald and Trimmer Almshouse Charity reported income of £108k and spending of £145k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £80k to £108k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The McDonald and Trimmer Almshouse Charity sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bishop Seth Ward Almshouse Trust (£107k), Isle of Wight Foundation (£108k) and Worcestershire Masonic Charity Organisation (£107k).

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.