The Lowestoft Church and Town Almshouse Charity

Analysis

The Lowestoft Church and Town Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in September 1964, 62 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 April 2025, The Lowestoft Church and Town Almshouse Charity reported income of £450k and spending of £376k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £383k to £450k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Lowestoft Church and Town 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 The Duchess of Somerset's Hospital (£445k), The City of London Almshouses (£451k) and Meeting Point Trust Limited (£445k).