The Sandwich United Charity
Analysis
The Sandwich United Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in September 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, The Sandwich United Charity reported income of £199k and spending of £179k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £159k to £199k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, 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, The Sandwich United Charity sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hospital of St Oswald (£198k), Sir Edmund de Moundeford Charity (£199k) and Lionel Annesley Dorant for Almshouses (£198k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity provides and maintains almshouses and a chapel, within a conservation area, in the town of Sandwich. The almshouses are allocated to needy and predominantly elderly people residing in Sandwich or the adjoining parishes of Worth, Eastry, Woodnesborough and Ash. The chapel is used as a place of worship for residents and the local community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Hospital of St Oswald | Worcester | £198k |
| Sir Edmund de Moundeford Charity | Norfolk | £199k |
| Lionel Annesley Dorant for Almshouses | Hertfordshire | £198k |
| The Methodist Homestead | Northampton | £201k |