Waterbeach Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Waterbeach Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in January 1968, 58 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 2026, Waterbeach Almshouse Charity reported income of £25k and spending of £17k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £19k to £25k (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Waterbeach Almshouse Charity sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gaymer Memorial Cottages (£25k), Charity of Sir Warwick Hele (£25k) and Toddington United Almshouse Charities (£25k).