The Mary Hougham Almshouses
Analysis
The Mary Hougham Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in November 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 Mary Hougham Almshouses reported income of £82k and spending of £153k, spending 187% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £78k to £82k (+4.3%), an average of +1.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 153% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Mary Hougham Almshouses sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include William Henry King's Almshouses (£81k), Wolborough Ecclesiastical Charity (£82k) and Fountain's Hospital (£81k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To procure, maintain and let 12 Almshouses in Deal to aged and infirm Deal boatmen and subject thereto poor, aged and infirm persons who are inhabitants of the former Borough of Deal as constituted on 31 March 1974.To apply the income of the Charity for the benefit of the occupants or any of them in such manner as the Trustees think fit from time to time.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| William Henry King's Almshouses | Preston | £81k |
| Wolborough Ecclesiastical Charity | Newton Abbot | £82k |
| Fountain's Hospital | Skipton | £81k |
| The William Holmes Almshouses | Derbyshire | £82k |