Ffaringtons Almshouse Trust

Analysis

Ffaringtons Almshouse Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in November 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 April 2025, Ffaringtons Almshouse Trust reported income of £44k and spending of £34k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £39k to £44k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Ffaringtons Almshouse Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charles Edward Sugden's Almshouses (£44k), Denbighshire Foyer Limited (£44k) and The Norman Taylor Educational and Aid for the Elderly Trust (£44k).