The Abbeyfield Waltham Abbey Society Limited

Analysis

The Abbeyfield Waltham Abbey Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Waltham Abbey. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00704595). It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Abbeyfield Waltham Abbey Society Limited reported income of £291k and spending of £377k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £271k to £291k (+7.5%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Abbeyfield Waltham Abbey Society Limited sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lewisham Almshouse Charities of William Hatcliffe and Abraham Colfe (£289k), Sue Ryder Prayer Fellowship (Parmoor) Limited (£293k) and The Davenport Homes (£287k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.