Margaret Colquhoun Chavasee Almshouses

Analysis

Margaret Colquhoun Chavasee Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Quinton. 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 December 2025, Margaret Colquhoun Chavasee Almshouses reported income of £12k and spending of £8,362, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £13k to £12k (-12%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Margaret Colquhoun Chavasee Almshouses sits at the 17th percentile: it is larger than about 17% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mitchell and Darling Bungalows (£12k), The Dixon Almshouses (£12k) and Hatfield Broad Oak Non-Ecclesiastical Charities (£12k).