Elizabeth Massey's Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Elizabeth Massey's Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ludlow. It was registered in June 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, Elizabeth Massey's Almshouse Charity reported income of £16k and spending of £16k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £16k (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Elizabeth Massey's Almshouse Charity sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sir Thomas Hanmer Almshouses (£16k), The Nests (£16k) and Sir John E. Monson Bede House Charity (£16k).