The Poor's Houses Charities

Analysis

The Poor's Houses Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in February 1964, 62 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, The Poor's Houses Charities reported income of £20k and spending of £20k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,177 to £20k (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Poor's Houses Charities sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wadham Almshouses (£20k), Wentworth Almshouses (£20k) and The Nantmor Mountain Centre Association (£20k).