Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tonbridge. 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.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Almshouse Charity reported income of £33k and spending of £35k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £32k to £33k (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Almshouse Charity sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sir Thomas Crewe's Almshouses (£33k), Angiers Almshouse Charity (£33k) and Mosyer Almshouse Charity (£33k).