The Lygon Almshouses

Analysis

The Lygon Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. 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 March 2026, The Lygon Almshouses reported income of £361k and spending of £332k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £361k to £361k (+0.0%), an average of +0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Lygon Almshouses sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City of Wells Almshouses (£356k), Feltham United Charities (£362k) and The Abbeyfield Great Missenden and District Society (£355k).