The Powell and Welch Almshouse Charity
Analysis
The Powell and Welch Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in July 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, The Powell and Welch Almshouse Charity reported income of £55k and spending of £27k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £50k to £55k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Powell and Welch Almshouse Charity sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Word for Life Trust (£55k), Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Town Trust (£55k) and Joseph and Eleanor Gunson Almshouse Trust (£55k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
As a modern Almshouse Charity we provide affordable housing in a rural area for local people who are in need. Our Residents are elderly people of limited means who are accepted as Almshouse Residents due to their circumstances and their inability to fund a home from their own resources.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Word for Life Trust | Wells | £55k |
| Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Town Trust | Isle Of Wight | £55k |
| Joseph and Eleanor Gunson Almshouse Trust | Cumbria | £55k |
| South Manchester Jewish Student Trust Limited | Altrincham | £56k |