Stamford Municipal Almshouse Charities
Analysis
Stamford Municipal Almshouse Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stamford. It was registered in July 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, Stamford Municipal Almshouse Charities reported income of £88k and spending of £82k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £40k to £88k (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Stamford Municipal Almshouse Charities sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Courtauld Homes of Rest (£88k), Burley Houses (£88k) and Charity of Jonathan and Rebecca Edwards (£88k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provision of Almshouse accommodation to poor persons of good character who (except in special cases to be approved by the Charity Commissioners) are to be resident in the Borough of Stamford at the time of appointment
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Courtauld Homes of Rest | Essex | £88k |
| Burley Houses | Melton Mowbray | £88k |
| Charity of Jonathan and Rebecca Edwards | Weymouth | £88k |
| Charity of William Henry Hirst | Nottingham | £89k |