The St Osyth Almshouse Charity

Analysis

The St Osyth Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in July 1979, 47 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 St Osyth Almshouse Charity reported income of £49k and spending of £29k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £38k to £49k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The St Osyth Almshouse Charity sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include G P Brazil Memorial Trust (£49k), The Talbot Village Almshouses Trust (£49k) and Merton United Charities (£48k).