Penrhos Almshouse Charities

Analysis

Penrhos Almshouse Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwynedd. It was registered in July 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Penrhos Almshouse Charities reported income of £14k and spending of £21k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £14k (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Penrhos Almshouse Charities sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Wales Police Benevolent Fund (£14k), Friends of Origin Housing (£14k) and Sadaqah Jariyah Foundation (£14k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.