Margaret Delabere's Almshouse Charities

Analysis

Margaret Delabere's Almshouse Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hagley. It was registered in June 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and 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, Margaret Delabere's Almshouse Charities reported income of £15k and spending of £7,352, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £20k to £15k (-22%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 6511%. Over the whole period it spent 7.9% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Margaret Delabere's Almshouse Charities sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Victoria Almshouses (£15k), Misses Moore's Almshouses (£15k) and Joseph Banks Almshouses (£15k).