William Barber's Almshouse Charity

Analysis

William Barber's Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Diss. It was registered in October 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.

In the financial year ending December 2025, William Barber's Almshouse Charity reported income of £36k and spending of £22k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £21k to £36k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, William Barber's Almshouse Charity sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Countess of Thanet's Almshouse Charity (£36k), The Batterson-Chivers Foundation (£36k) and William Henry Harlock and Ethel Harlock Almshouse Charity in the Parish of Old Leake (£36k).