The Abbeyfield Colwyn Bay Society Limited

Analysis

The Abbeyfield Colwyn Bay Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clwyd. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00679607). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Abbeyfield Colwyn Bay Society Limited reported income of £690k and spending of £513k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £443k to £690k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Abbeyfield Colwyn Bay Society Limited sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lee's Rest Houses (£665k), The Rosemount Home (£692k) and Havering Women's Aid (£664k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, donations and legacies 7.4% and investments 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £51k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £730k would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.