Sir Robert Hitcham's Almshouse Charity at Levington

Analysis

Sir Robert Hitcham's Almshouse Charity at Levington is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. 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 April 2026, Sir Robert Hitcham's Almshouse Charity at Levington reported income of £86k and spending of £47k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £39k to £86k (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Sir Robert Hitcham's Almshouse Charity at Levington sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Benevolent Fund of the Worshipful Company of Bakers (£85k), Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust (£86k) and The St Michael's Housing Trust (£85k).