John Higgs Almshouses

Analysis

John Higgs Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in December 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, John Higgs Almshouses reported income of £23k and spending of £11k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £25k to £23k (-6.6%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 396%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, John Higgs Almshouses sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The John Thomas Matthews Trust (£23k), Lady Ashburton's Ickburgh Almshouse Trust (£23k) and All Saints Almshouses (£23k).