Alenson and Erskine Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Alenson and Erskine Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Boston. It was registered in September 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, Alenson and Erskine Almshouse Charity reported income of £18k and spending of £14k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17k to £18k (+6.3%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Alenson and Erskine Almshouse Charity sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Just Parish Trust (£18k), Ann Muff's Almshouses (£18k) and J Louis Brook Homes (£18k).