Baker and Tucker Almshouse Charity (Otherwise Bourton Almshouses)
Analysis
Baker and Tucker Almshouse Charity (Otherwise Bourton Almshouses) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. 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 March 2025, Baker and Tucker Almshouse Charity (Otherwise Bourton Almshouses) reported income of £19k and spending of £29k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £17k to £19k (+15%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Baker and Tucker Almshouse Charity (Otherwise Bourton Almshouses) sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The William and Sophia Derisley Cottage Homes (£19k), William Walton Cottage Homes (£19k) and Mrs Levett's Charity (£19k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provision of accomodation for persons who qualify as almspeople under the terms of the trust deed. In the absence of qualifying almspeople the trustees may rent houses to others who the trustees consider deserving.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The William and Sophia Derisley Cottage Homes | Suffolk | £19k |
| William Walton Cottage Homes | Lancaster | £19k |
| Mrs Levett's Charity | Monmouth | £19k |
| Town's Almshouses | Newport | £19k |