Quirke's Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Quirke's Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in March 1962, 64 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, Quirke's Almshouse Charity reported income of £53k and spending of £103k, spending 195% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £53k (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Quirke's Almshouse Charity sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hampton Cottages Charity (£53k), Jane Dymoke Non-Educational Charity (£53k) and The Law Memorial Houses (£53k).