The Willie Seager Memorial Homes
Analysis
The Willie Seager Memorial Homes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. 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 March 2025, The Willie Seager Memorial Homes reported income of £53k and spending of £52k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £43k to £53k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Willie Seager Memorial Homes sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spon End Building Preservation Trust (£53k), Lord Burghley's Hospital (£53k) and The Millar Charity Fund (£53k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The almshouses are available to let to infirm persons in need, aged 60 and over and being either:1) persons having a connection by residence or otherwise with South Wales and a connection with the shipping industry whether by reason of having earned their livelihood at sea or at the docks of South Wales or otherwise; or2) be the widows/widowers of those qualified as aforesaid.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Spon End Building Preservation Trust | Coventry | £53k |
| Lord Burghley's Hospital | Stamford | £53k |
| The Millar Charity Fund | Hereford | £53k |
| The Law Memorial Houses | Bishops Tawton | £53k |