Felsted Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Felsted Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dunmow. It was registered in December 1966, 60 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 August 2025, Felsted Almshouse Charity reported income of £53k and spending of £49k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £31k to £53k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Felsted Almshouse Charity sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woborn's Almshouse (£53k), Lathom Almshouse Charity (£54k) and Tewkesbury Almshouse Trust (£53k).