Pontefract and Ackworth Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Pontefract and Ackworth Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in August 1965, 61 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, Pontefract and Ackworth Almshouse Charity reported income of £91k and spending of £74k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £119k to £91k (-23%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Pontefract and Ackworth Almshouse Charity sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Howard de Walden Hostel Charity (£91k), Bull Croft Recreation Ground (£91k) and St Anne's Homes (£91k).