The Strange and Amory Almshouse Charity

Analysis

The Strange and Amory Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in April 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, The Strange and Amory Almshouse Charity reported income of £31k and spending of £23k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £26k to £31k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Strange and Amory Almshouse Charity sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include John Cary's Almshouses (£31k), Much Hadham Village Hall (£31k) and Marsworth Social Centre (£31k).