The Molyneux Almshouses

Analysis

The Molyneux Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in December 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Molyneux Almshouses reported income of £131k and spending of £126k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £129k to £131k (+2.1%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Molyneux Almshouses sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Addington (£131k), One Child Foundation (Sri Lanka) Ltd (£131k) and Supporting Homeless, Assisting Refugees Everywhere (£131k).