The Unappropriated Estate Charity

Analysis

The Unappropriated Estate Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Halesworth. It was registered in January 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and 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, The Unappropriated Estate Charity reported income of £39k and spending of £28k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £23k to £39k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Unappropriated Estate Charity sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Charities of Romaldkirk (£39k), Quadrant Almshouses (£39k) and Wye Almshouse Charity (£39k).