The Newbury Church and Almshouse Charity

Analysis

The Newbury Church and Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in February 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Newbury Church and Almshouse Charity reported income of £160k and spending of £140k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £123k to £160k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Newbury Church and Almshouse Charity sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tatsil Trust (Formerly Ephzel Trust) (£160k), The Gloucestershire Society (£160k) and The Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Louis CIO (£160k).