Tiverton Almshouse Trust

Analysis

Tiverton Almshouse Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in July 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, Tiverton Almshouse Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £860k to £1.1m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Tiverton Almshouse Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham Community Almshouse Charity (£1.0m), Bosco Society Ltd (£1.1m) and The Abbeyfield Worcester and Hereford Society Limited (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86% and investments 5.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.