Henry Medbury's Almshouse and Pension Charity

Analysis

Henry Medbury's Almshouse and Pension Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kettering. It was registered in December 1961, 65 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, Henry Medbury's Almshouse and Pension Charity reported income of £11k and spending of £1,488, leaving 87% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5,795 to £11k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Henry Medbury's Almshouse and Pension Charity sits at the 16th percentile: it is larger than about 16% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poor's Allotments (£11k), Onslow Almshouses (£11k) and Emmaus Cornwall (£11k).