Town's Almshouses

Analysis

Town's Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in April 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 February 2026, Town's Almshouses reported income of £19k and spending of £11k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £8,928 to £19k (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2026, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Town's 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 William Walton Cottage Homes (£19k), The Durham Wharf Foundation (£19k) and Baker and Tucker Almshouse Charity (Otherwise Bourton Almshouses) (£19k).