Finetta Hales Almshouses

Analysis

Finetta Hales Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in January 1963, 63 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, Finetta Hales Almshouses reported income of £19k and spending of £13k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £34k to £19k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Finetta Hales Almshouses sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church Houses (£19k), Orwell Old People's Trust (£19k) and The Durham Wharf Foundation (£19k).