King Edward VI and the Reverend Joseph Prime Almshouse Charity

Analysis

King Edward VI and the Reverend Joseph Prime Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Saffron Walden. It was registered in May 1968, 58 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 December 2025, King Edward VI and the Reverend Joseph Prime Almshouse Charity reported income of £427k and spending of £497k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £376k to £427k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, King Edward VI and the Reverend Joseph Prime Almshouse Charity sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sandwell Community Information and Participation Service Limited (£426k), Greygarth Association (£428k) and Mersea Island Trust (£426k).