Dartford Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Dartford Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dartford. 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 and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Dartford Almshouse Charity reported income of £325k and spending of £193k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £224k to £325k (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 18%. 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, Dartford Almshouse Charity sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Abbeyfield Fareham Society Limited (£324k), The Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship (£326k) and The Abbeyfield Chalfonts Society Limited (£324k).